Entry
s‑/se‑/ts‑/ch‑/‑hch‑Please note that any Wendat form with one or two hyphens attached to it is not a word. The hyphens indicate that the form must take a prefix, a suffix, or both, in order to create a full word in Wendat. Wendat forms with hyphens cannot be used on their own. |
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| Definition |
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| Part of Speech | pronominal prefix |
| Form | s‑ |
| Phonological Form | s- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
s‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, n(d)V-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem beginning with nV or ndV, the n or nd becomes a t. |
| Form | se‑ |
| Phonological Form | se- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦe‑ |
| Notes | |
| Form | ts‑ |
| Phonological Form | ts- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ʦ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ts‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: iV-stem and i-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
| Form | ch‑ |
| Phonological Form | hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ch‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the r-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | ‑hch‑ |
| Phonological Form | -hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑hch‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the r-stem conjugation class. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- Asehent!
Come first!
- Aseyahchiaht de yonweyahnhonkhwahs!
Drink the medicine I’m giving you all in one shot so that none is left!
- Chia’tisaht!
Divide this in two equal parts! Take half of it!
- Chi hasehawiht!
Carry that far away!
- Chrioh!
Kill her! Kill it!
- Ënonhkwa’t se’nienhah!
Go gather a medicinal herb or root!
- Kha’ tho satienh!
Sit down there!
- Onsatsehra’tah! Ahsonh te’yashe’tih.
Put some more of this liquor in the bottle! It isn’t full.
- Sahiontawah!
Gather some fruit!
- Sakenhk!
Get up!
- Sakonhchiohareh!
Wash your face!
- sakontatie’
continue what you started, continue your speech or your action
- Sakwendierihk!
Talk frankly, directly, and without beating around the bush!
- Sakwendöndaht!
Speak louder! Project your voice!
- Sastorat!
Hurry up!
- Satahrontonhndah!
Go ask for the news! Go inform yourself about it!
- Satahrontonh tiyarihou’tenh!
Go inform yourself about the matter!
- Sataten’ndiyonhroiah!
Amuse yourself! Entertain yourself a bit!
- Satatiah!
Speak! Say what you’re feeling! Say what you’re thinking!
- Satatiahay!
Keep talking!
- Satehiahchiondiat!
Extend your arm!
- Satënienstah! Ehchea’tenht de chëen’ah.
Be careful! You’ll let your child fall.
- Sateskhwaht!
Smell it, sniff it!
- Satia’tohareh!
Wash your body!
- Satieronhkwahah!
Take heart, liven yourself up, set yourself in motion, in a good mood!
- Satienh!
Sit down!
- Satrihwänienstah!
Learn this thing, study it, make an effort to instruct yourself well!
- Sehchondiah!
Prepare it!
- Sehchondiahay!
Keep preparing things!
- Sehchonniah!
Prepare what is necessary!
- Sehent!
Go first! Lead!
- Sehiatonhchatahkwah!
Take the writing out of the chest!
- Sehiatonhony!
Continue writing!
- Seienhwihah!
Learn how to do it!
- Sesohareh!
Wash the plate!
- Sennonhwarorihskah!
Uncover your head!
- Sorhitha’y!
Keep seasoning it!
- Tahchrihwahkwahndah!
Come here and sing!
- Tho senditarenh!
Lie down there!
- Tisakahnrenh!
Look at that!
- Tisarahtat!
Run! Go quickly!
- Tisatatia’toreht!
Examine and think carefully about the state you are in, your own mood!
- Tisesahk!
Take this dish!
- Titsentahk!
Pick up this wood!
- Tontasehent!
Come back first!