Furniture in Wyandot
Table: –ęndiš–
ęndišaˀ table, bench
[en-dee-shah-ah]
ęndiš- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it + noun root ‘table’
-aˀ noun suffix
ęndišara on top of a table
[en-dee-shah-rah]
ęndiš- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + noun root ‘table’
-a- noun suffix
-ra verb root ‘to be on top’ + stative aspect
ęndišuyęnęh under a table
[en-dee-shoo-yen-nenh]
ęndiš- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it + noun root ‘table’
–uyęnę- verb root ‘to be underneath’
-h stative aspect
Chair
ǫkesarahkwaˀ chair (lit. one, people put their bottoms, thighs on top of it)
[on-keh-sah-rah-kwah-ah]
ǫ- indefinite agent ‘one, people, they’
-k- semireflexive voice
-es- noun root ‘bottom, thighs’
-a- noun suffix
-ra- verb root ‘to be on top’
-hkw instrumental root suffix
-aˀ habitual aspect
Bed, Couch -ndaht-
yandahtaˀ bed, couch
[yan-dah-tah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-ndaht- noun root ‘bed, couch’
-aˀ noun suffix
ǫndahtažuˀtęh It is a soft bed
[ǫn-dah-tah-zhoo-oo-tenh]
ǫ- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-ndaht- noun root ‘bed, couch’
-a- noun suffix
-žuˀtę- verb root ‘to be soft’
-h stative aspect
ǫndahtandirih It is a strong, firm bed.
[yan-dah-tan-dee-reeh]
ǫ- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-ndaht- noun root ‘bed, couch’
-a- noun suffix
-ndir- verb root ‘to be strong, firm’
-ih stative aspect
Fire, Lamp: -hahš-
yahahšutahkwa It is a standing instrument of flame, lamp.
[yah-hah-shoo-tah-kwah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-hahš- noun root ‘lamp, fire, council’
-ut- verb root ‘to stand’
-ahkw- instrumental root suffix
-a habitual aspect