Good and Bad
Terms for Good
To be in a good state -ramę-
uramęh It is in a good state.
[oo-rah-menh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ramę- verb root – be in a good state
-h stative aspect
uramęh ti hšehšęduˀtęh
it is in a good state as your name is such
[Wyandot translation for ‘Hallowed be thy name’ in the Lord’s Prayer]
uramęstih She made it good.
[oo-rah-men-steeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-ramę- verb root – be in a good state
-st- causative-instrumental root suffix
-ih stative aspect
To be good, beautiful -wahst-
This is the only verb meaning -to be good- that incorporates noun roots
yawahtsih It is good, beautiful.
[yah-wah-tseeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-wahst- verb root – be good, beautiful
-ih stative aspect
šaˀkwahstih You, your body is good, beautiful.
[shah-ah-kwah-steeh]
š- 2nd person singular agent – you (s)
-aˀk- noun root – body
-wahst- verb root – be good, beautiful
-ih stative aspect
To be good –ngyandi-
iǫngyandiˀ It is good.
[ee-on-gyan-dee-ee]
i- partitive
-ǫ- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ngyandi- verb root – be good
-ˀ stative aspect
wuh ayęhąǫˀ tuh iǫngyandiˀ aǫindiyǫružaha
wuh she said there it is good our two minds were moved, amused
“Wuh, she said, “There it is good. Our minds are amused.”
Terms for Bad
This verb root does not incorporate nouns.
ukauht It is bad (used to translate “evil” in the Lord’s Prayer).
[oo-kah-ooht]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-kauht-verb root – be bad + stative aspect
ukauhšraˀ badness
[oo-kah-ooh-shrah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-kauh– verb root – be bad
-šr- nominalizer
-ah noun suffix
verb root – to be bad -hšę-
This verb can incorporate nouns or stand on its own.
taˀwatehšat It does not go bad.
[tah-ah-wah-teh-shat]
t- negative
-aˀw- factual
-ate- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-hša- verb root – be bad
-t causative root suffix + punctual aspect
ahuˀndiyǫrahšęˀ His mind is bad. He is troubled.
[ah-hoo-oon-dee-yon-rah-shen-en]
a- factual
-hu- masculine singular patient – he, his
-ˀndiyǫr- noun root – mind, thoughts
-a- joiner vowel
-hšę verb root – be bad
-ˀ punctual aspect
sayatriwahšat I am made very angry
[sah-yah-tree-wah-shat]
s- repetitive – very
-rt- factual
y- 1st person singular agent – I
-at- semi-reflexive
-riw- noun root – matter
-a- joiner vowel
-hša- verb root – be bad
-t- causative root suffix + punctual aspect