2019 – Gathering – Wyandot Language Lesson Number #1 – Review
The most common four forms of the imperative are of four different kinds:
- For one person to do something: you (singular)
- For more than one person to do something: you (plural)
- For one person to do something with you.( “Let’s you and I”)
- For more than one person to do something with you ( “Let’s” with a group)
With -atrihut- ‘be attentive’ (a- conjugation)
satrihutat Listen! – said to one person (also ‘Listen to her’)
[sah-tree-hoo-tat]
s- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you
-atrihut- verb root – be attentive
-at causative root suffix + imperative aspect
tsatrihutat Listen! -said to more than one person (also ‘Listen to her’)
[tsah-tree-hoo-tat]
ts- imperative + 2nd person plural agent – you
–atrihut- verb root – be attentive
-at causative root suffix + imperative aspect
kyatrihutat Let’s listen (said to one person)
[kyah-tree-hoo-tat]
ky- imperative + 1st person inclusive dual agent – us
-atrihut– verb root – be attentive
-at causative root suffix + imperative aspect
kwatrihutat Let’s listen (said to more than one)
[kwah-tree-hoo-tat]
kw- imperative + 1st person inclusive plural agent – us
-atrihut- verb root – be attentive
-at causative root suffix + imperative aspect
With -ndrawa- ‘to dance’ (Consonant Conjugation)
sandrawaˀ Dance! (said to one person)
[san-drah-wah-ah]
sa- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you
-ndrawa– verb root – dance
-ˀ imperative aspect
tsindrawaˀ Dance! (said to more than one person)
[tseen-drah-wah-ah]
tsi- imperative + 2nd person plural agent – you (p)
-ndrawa- verb root – dance
-ˀ imperative aspect
tindrawaˀ Let’s dance (you and I).
[teen-drah-wah-ah]
ti- imperative + 1st person inclusive dual agent – us two
-ndrawa- verb root – dance
-ˀ imperative aspect
kwandrawaˀ Let’s dance (talking to a group).
[kwan-drah-wah-ah]
kwa- imperative + 1st person inclusive plural agent – us
-ndrawa- verb root – dance
-ˀ imperative aspect