Entry
skw‑/skwa‑/skwä‑/skwen‑/ski‑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 | skw‑ |
| Phonological Form | stw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skw‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
| Form | skwa‑ |
| Phonological Form | stwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwa‑: 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 | skwä‑ |
| Phonological Form | stwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stwa‑ |
| Notes | |
| Form | skwen‑ |
| Phonological Form | stwę- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stwę‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
skwen‑: 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 | ski‑ |
| Phonological Form | stw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *stw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ski‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: o-stem, and on-stem. |