Listening and Hearing in Wyandot
There are two verbs involved here. The verb root -atrihu(ˀ)t- refers primarily to listening and paying attention. Itr does not incorporate nouns. The verb root -arǫ- refers primarily to hearing, and can incorporate the noun root
satrihutat Listen (said to one person)
[sah-tree-hoo-taht]
s- imperative + 2nd person singular agent – you (s)
-atrihut- verb root – to listen, pay attention
-at causative root suffix + imperative aspect
tsatrihutat Listen (said to more than one person)
[tsah-tree-hoo-that]
ts- imperative + 2nd person plural agent – you (p)
–atrihut- verb root – to listen, pay attention
-at causative root suffix + imperative aspect
tehutrihuˀteh He is not paying attention.
[teh-hoo-tree-hoo-oo-teh]
te- negative
-hu- masculine singular patient – he
-trihuˀt– verb root – to listen, pay attention
-eh stative aspect
tąˀą tehutrihuˀteh n’ ahǫmąrewaht
not he is not paying attention that which they (m) opposed, warned him
He is not paying attention to their warning him.
aharǫˀ He heard it.
[ah-hah-ron-on]
a- factual
-h- masculine singular aspect
-arǫ- verb root – to hear
-ˀ punctual aspect
harǫkaˀ He repeatedly, continually hears it.
[hah-ron-kah-ah]
h- masculine singular agent – he
-arǫ- verb root – to hear
-kaˀ habitual aspect
sayumęndarǫh He heard someone’s or their words, voice(s).
[sah-yoo-men-dah-ronh]
sayu- masculine singular agent + indefinite patient – he -someone/them
-męnd- noun root – words, voice(s)
-arǫ- verb root – to hear
-h stative aspect