Entry
‑iayi‑/ayi‑/‑iänd‑/änd‑/‑iän‑/än‑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 | ‑iayi‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yaki- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yakni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑iayi‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, n(d)V-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
| Form | ayi‑ |
| Phonological Form | yaki- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yakni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ayi‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, n(d)V-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
| Form | ‑iänd‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yan- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yakni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑iänd‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
| Form | änd‑ |
| Phonological Form | yan- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yakni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
änd‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
| Form | ‑iän‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yan- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yakni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑iän‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
| Form | än‑ |
| Phonological Form | yan- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yakni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
än‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
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Examples of the entry
- hahchiendowänenh ayiatriohch
I’m fighting against an important person
- iwerhe’ aꞏiayiarahskwa’
she wants to leave with me
- teayia’tayeh
we are two
- tsayia’tat
we are one, she and I or he and I