Entry
yon‑/‑wati‑/ati‑/‑wend‑/end‑/‑wenn‑/enn‑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 | yon‑ |
| Phonological Form | kǫ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑kǫ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yon‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the a-stem conjugation class. The vowel a of the stem is elided when this prefix attaches to the stem. |
| Form | ‑wati‑ |
| Phonological Form | -wati- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑wati‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑wati‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: 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 | ati‑ |
| Phonological Form | wati- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *wati‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ati‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: 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 | ‑wend‑ |
| Phonological Form | -węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑węn‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑wend‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
| Form | end‑ |
| Phonological Form | węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *węn‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
end‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
| Form | ‑wenn‑ |
| Phonological Form | -węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑węn‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑wenn‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
| Form | enn‑ |
| Phonological Form | węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *węn‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
enn‑: 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
- atïio’
wild animals
- atishënen’ah
domestic animals, pets
- skontonnhatieren’s
their lives are similar
See also:
- atitie’s
birds