Entry
‑ion‑/on‑/‑ie‑/‑ië‑/e‑/ë‑/‑ia‑/a‑/‑iay‑/ay‑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 | ‑ion‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yǫ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ion‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the a-stem conjugation class. The vowel a of the stem is elided when this prefix attaches to the stem. |
| Form | on‑ |
| Phonological Form | yǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
on‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the a-stem conjugation class. The vowel a of the stem is elided when this prefix attaches to the stem. |
| Form | ‑ie‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ye‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ie‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. In some cases, the form -ia- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |
| Form | ‑ië‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ye‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ië‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | e‑ |
| Phonological Form | ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ye‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
e‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. In some cases, the form a- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |
| Form | ë‑ |
| Phonological Form | ye- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ye‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ë‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | ‑ia‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ya- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ya‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ia‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the i-stem conjugation class. In some cases, the form -ie- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | a‑ |
| Phonological Form | ya- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ya‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
a‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the i-stem conjugation class. In some cases, the form e- is used with the i-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | ‑iay‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yak- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yak‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑iay‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
| Form | ay‑ |
| Phonological Form | yak- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yak‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ay‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- ahskennon’nia khënonhtenhk tha’ titeonton’wes
I give it to them for nothing, without an ulterior motive, in peace, and nevertheless, they are not grateful
- a’shayotieskwen’ de echia’ahah
he is mocking the children, he mocked the children
- chia’ea’tat
they are the same people
- kha’ ihchien’ aweti’ ëenkhwahchonhk
everyone has their field here
- khondae’ aaiëer
here is how it should be done, this is what one should do
- öne ontaënywikhenhatie’
when the corn starts to flower
- onkwendahchondiahkwa’
one uses it to prepare one's speech
- ontatia’skenhatie’
they’ve just seen tracks
- stan’ ta’teontateyenhk tiyängwen’s
one cannot see one another at all, that’s how much it’s snowing
- teontatennonhronhkwänionhk
they greet each other
- teontokhwas yentsonh
the fish are diving into the water
- te’ea’tate’
there’s no one there
- te’onkwendierihahs
they do not speak clearly at all
- tho ihchien’ a’ayoha’
that fell in the water there
See also:
- etionte’rohchahndorehchaentahkwa’
parking lot