Entry
‑ionyi‑/onyi‑/‑iond‑/ond‑/‑ionn‑/onn‑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 | ‑ionyi‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yǫki- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yǫkni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ionyi‑: 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 | onyi‑ |
| Phonological Form | yǫki- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫkni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
onyi‑: 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 | ‑iond‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yǫn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yǫkni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑iond‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
| Form | ond‑ |
| Phonological Form | yǫn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫkni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ond‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
| Form | ‑ionn‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yǫn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑yǫkni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑ionn‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
| Form | onn‑ |
| Phonological Form | yǫn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *yǫkni‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
onn‑: 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
- stan’ onyiatsi’ te’yenh
we two are not friends