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Entry

‑io‑

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‑iö‑

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‑iou‑

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o‑

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ö‑

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ou‑

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‑iaw‑

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aw‑

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‑ia‑

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a‑



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.
Definition
  1. she, it; patient pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic/neuter singular
  2. she, it (animal) > her, it (animal); transitive pronominal prefix for third person feminine-zoic singular acting on third person feminine-zoic singular
Part of Speech pronominal prefix
Form ‑io‑
Phonological Form -yo-
Pre-Wendat Form *‑yo‑
Notes
Note on usage:
‑io‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. 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 is a-stem or i-stem, the initial vowel of the stem is elided.
Form ‑iö‑
Phonological Form -yo-
Pre-Wendat Form *‑yo‑
Notes
Note on usage:
‑iö‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class.
Form ‑iou‑
Phonological Form -yo-
Pre-Wendat Form *‑yo‑
Notes
Note on usage:
‑iou‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. 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 is a-stem or i-stem, the initial vowel of the stem is elided. In other words, it is used in all the same contexts as the form -io- without any change in meaning. The pronunciation of the vowel o varies between o and ou due to older Wendat dialect variation.
Form o‑
Phonological Form yo-
Pre-Wendat Form *yo‑
Notes
Note on usage:
o‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. 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 is a-stem or i-stem, the initial vowel of the stem is elided.
Form ö‑
Phonological Form yo-
Pre-Wendat Form *yo‑
Notes
Note on usage:
ö‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class.
Form ou‑
Phonological Form yo-
Pre-Wendat Form *yo‑
Notes
Note on usage:
ou‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. 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 is a-stem or i-stem, the initial vowel of the stem is elided. In other words, it is used in all the same contexts as the form -io- without any change in meaning. The pronunciation of the vowel o varies between o and ou due to older Wendat dialect variation.
Form ‑iaw‑
Phonological Form -yaw-
Pre-Wendat Form *‑yaw‑
Notes
Note on usage:
‑iaw‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem and en-stem.
Form aw‑
Phonological Form yaw-
Pre-Wendat Form *yaw‑
Notes
Note on usage:
aw‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem and en-stem.
Form ‑ia‑
Phonological Form -yay-
Pre-Wendat Form *‑yaw‑
Notes
Note on usage:
‑ia‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem.
Form a‑
Phonological Form yay-
Pre-Wendat Form *yaw‑
Notes
Note on usage:
a‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem.
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