Entry
yw‑/ywa‑/ywä‑/ywen‑/yi‑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 | yw‑ |
| Phonological Form | kw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yw‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
| Form | ywa‑ |
| Phonological Form | kwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ywa‑: This pronominal prefix form is used 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 | ywä‑ |
| Phonological Form | kwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kwa‑ |
| Notes | |
| Form | ywen‑ |
| Phonological Form | kwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ywen‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the i-stem conjugation class. The initial vowel i of the stem is elided when the prefix attaches to the stem. |
| Form | yi‑ |
| Phonological Form | kw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *kw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
yi‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
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Examples of the entry
- eskwayen’
I will see you all again, we two will see you all again, we all will see you again, we all will see you two again, we all will see you all again