Entry
‑ekw‑/kw‑/‑ekwa‑/‑ekwä‑/kwa‑/kwä‑/‑ekwen‑/kwen‑/‑eti‑/ti‑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 | ‑ekw‑ |
| Phonological Form | -etw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑etw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ekw‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
| Form | kw‑ |
| Phonological Form | etw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kw‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
| Form | ‑ekwa‑ |
| Phonological Form | -etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑etwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ekwa‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-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 | ‑ekwä‑ |
| Phonological Form | -etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑etwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ekwä‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | kwa‑ |
| Phonological Form | etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kwa‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-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 | kwä‑ |
| Phonological Form | etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kwä‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | ‑ekwen‑ |
| Phonological Form | -etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑etwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ekwen‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the i-stem conjugation class. The vowel i of the stem combines with the a of the original form of this prefix (-ekwa-) to become -ekwen-. |
| Form | kwen‑ |
| Phonological Form | etwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *etwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
kwen‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the i-stem conjugation class. The vowel i of the stem combines with the a of the original form of this prefix (kwa-) to become kwen-. |
| Form | ‑eti‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ety- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ety‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑eti‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
| Form | ti‑ |
| Phonological Form | ety- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *ety‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ti‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
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Examples of the entry
- tsikwäa’tat
we all (all of you and me) are one