Names with Two Words
Almost every Wyandot name is made up of one word, often fairly long. But there are two word names. The following are examples.
Asęraˀye haǫ She comes from the south.
[ah-sen-rah-ah-yeh]
[hah on]
asęr- feminine-zoic singular agent + noun root – south, noon
-aˀye external locative noun suffix
haǫ particle – comes from
Amęnye in the water He is standing in the water.
[ah-men-yeh]
am- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ę- noun root – water
-yeh external locative noun suffix
Tehat He is standing
[teh-haht]
te- dualic
-ha- masculine singular agent – he
-t verb root – stand + stative aspect
Amęnye ire He is walking on water.
[ah-men-yeh ee-reh]
amęn- feminine-zoic singular patient – it + verb root -be water + stative aspect
-ye external locative noun suffix – on water
i- partitive
-r- masculine singular agent – he
-e verb root – walk + stative aspect: he walks
Ǫndišraˀ ires He often walks on ice.
Ǫndišraˀ ice
[on-dee-shrah-ah]
Ǫ- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ndišr- noun root – ice
-aˀ noun suffix
ires he (often) walks
[ee-rehs]
-i- partitive
-r- masculine singular agent – he
-e- verb root – go, come, walk
-s habitual aspect
Yariutaˀ tehat A rock, he stands.
[yah-ree-oo-tah teh-hat]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-riut- noun root – rock, stone
-aˀ noun suffix
te- dualic
-ha- masculine singular agent – he
-t- verb root – stand + stative aspect