Fruit Names in Wyandot
Verb Root for Fruit -ahihk-
yahihk It is a fruit.
[yah-heehk]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-ahihk verb root – ‘to be a fruit’ + stative aspect
Noun Root for Fruit -až-
užaˀ fruit
[oo-zhah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
–ž– noun root, ‘fruit’
-aˀ noun suffix
užarih It is a ripe fruit
[oo-zhah-reeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
–ž– noun root ‘fruit’
-a- noun suffix
-ri- verb root ‘to ripen’
-h stative aspect
teˀužarih It is an unripe fruit.
[teh-eh-oo-zhah-reeh]
teˀ- negative
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
–ž– noun root ‘fruit’
-a- noun suffix
-ri- verb root ‘to ripen’
-h stative aspect
Apples
yarhiˀt It is an apple tree, a tree.
[yah-rhee-eet]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rhiˀt verb root ‘to be an apple tree, a tree + stative aspect
yarhiˀtǫnǫˀ There are many (apple) trees.
[yah-rhee-ee-ton-on-on]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rhiˀt verb root ‘to be an apple tree, a tree’
-ǫnǫ- distributive root suffix
-ˀ stative aspect
tsužawat It is a very large fruit, apple.
[tsoo-zhah-wat]
ts- repetitive ‘very’
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it
–ž– noun root ‘fruit’
-wat verb root ‘to be large’ + stative aspect
užunyǫt It is a hanging fruit, apple
[oo-zhoo-yont]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
–ž– noun root ‘fruit’
-unyǫt verb root ‘to hang’ + stative aspect
Blackberries
tewateyahkweˀnduwanęˀs It is two large eyeballs, blackberries
[teh-wah-the-yah-kweh-en-doo-wah-nen-ens]
tew- dualic ‘two’
-ate- feminine-zoic ‘it’ + semi-reflexive voice
-yahkweˀnd- noun root ‘eyeball’
-uwanę verb root ‘to be large’
-ˀ stative aspect
-ˀs plural aspect suffix
sažis usteˀsaraˀ Blackberry bush; it is a fruit very full of thorns
[sah-zhees] [oo-steh-eh-sah-rah-ah]
s- repetitive ‘very’
-až– feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + noun root ‘fruit’
-i- verb root ‘to be full’ + stative aspect
-s plural aspect suffix
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-steˀsar- noun root ‘thorn, spine’
-aˀ noun suffix
Other Berries
tihšǫt strawberry
[teeh-shont]
uhętayet It is a blueberry bush, blueberries
[oo-hen-tah-yeht]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-hętayet- verb root ‘to be a blueberry bush’ + stative aspect
usetaˀ gooseberry (gourd, bottle)
[oo-she-tah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-set- noun root ‘gooseberry, gourd, bottle’
-aˀ noun suffix
sangutranęs raspberries
[san-goo-trah-nens]
atukaˀ cranberry
[ah-too-kah-ah]
atuk- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + noun root ‘cranberry’
-aˀ noun suffix
Other Fruit
aˀtunęhst plum, plum pits, seeds (verb)
[ah-ah-too-nenhst]
unęhstaˀ plum or peach seed, pit
[oo-nenhst]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-nęhst- noun root, ‘pit, seed’
-aˀ noun suffix
ušahędaˀ grape(s), raisin(s)
[oo-shah-hen-dah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic patient ‘it’
-šahęd- noun root, ‘grape’
-aˀ noun suffix
auríhstih watermelon
[ah-oo-reeh-steeh]
- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-urihst- verb root, ‘to be a watermelon’
-ih stative aspect
unyǫhšaˀ melon (primary meaning ‘squash, pumpkin’)
[oon-yonh-shah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-nyǫhš- noun root, ‘squash, pumpkin’
-aˀ noun suffix
yandiskaraˀ cherry tree, cherry
[yan-dee-skah-rah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-ndiskar- noun root ‘cherry tree, cherry’
-aˀ noun suffix