Wyandot Noun Roots Related to Legs
All noun roots here take the consonant conjugation, which is the most common conjugation..
Leg –ˀnǫht-
yaˀnǫhtaˀ leg, her leg
[yah-ah-nonhtah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it, her’
–ˀnǫht- noun root, ‘leg’
-aˀ noun suffix
haˀnǫhtaˀ his leg
[hah-ah-nonh-tah-ah]
ha- masculine agent singular agent ‘his’
–ˀnǫht- noun root, ‘leg’
-aˀ noun suffix
šeˀnǫhtaˀ your (s) leg
[sheh-eh-noh-tah-ah]
še- 2nd person singular agent ‘you (s)’
–ˀnǫht- noun root, ‘leg’
-aˀ noun suffix
tewuˀnǫhtetsih She has two long legs.
[teh-woo-oo-nonh-teh-tseeh]
tew- dualic prefix
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘she’
-ˀnǫht- noun root ‘leg’
-ets- verb root ‘to be long’
-ih stative aspect
unǫhtižaˀi It is a broken leg.
[oo-non-htee-zhah-ah-eeh]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-ˀnǫht- noun root ‘leg’
-ižaˀ- verb root ‘to break’
-i stative aspect
yangwatiˀ de hanǫhtutęh It is the blood side, the left side, his long: his left long.
yangwatiˀ It is on the blood side, the left side.
[yan-gwah-tee-ee]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-ngw– noun root ‘blood’
-a- noun suffix
-ti- verb root ‘to be a side’
-ˀ stative aspect
de the, that which
[deh]
hanǫhtutęh His leg is of such a nature.
[hah-shee-ee-too-tenh]
ha- masculine singular agent ‘he’
-nǫht- noun root ‘leg’
-utę– verb root ‘to be of such a nature’
-h stative aspect
yanyęmitih de hanǫhtutęh His leg is such that has ability, his right foot.
yanyęmitih It causes one to have ability, skill, the right side.
[yan-yen-mee-teeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-nyę– verb root ‘to have ability, skill’
-mi- transitive root suffix
-t- causative root suffix
-ih stative aspect
The Following Take the Patient Form as the Subject
Shin: -nyęt-
unyętaˀ shin, her shin
[oon-nyen-tah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient, ‘it or ‘her’
-nyęt- noun root, ‘shin’
-aˀ noun suffix
sanyętaˀ your (s) shin
[san-nyen-tah-ah]
sa- 2nd person singular patient ‘you (s)’
-nyęt- noun root, ‘shin’
-aˀ noun suffix
unyętižaˀi It is a broken shin.
[oon-nyen-tee-zhah-ah-ee]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-nyęt- noun root ‘shin’
-ižaˀ- verb root ‘to break’
-i stative aspect
Calf, back of the leg: -ndaskar-
undaskaraˀ calf, back of the leg, her calf
[oon-dah-skah-rah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it, her’
-ndaskar– noun root ‘calf, back of the leg’
-aˀ noun suffix
hundaskaraˀ his calf, back of the calf
[hoon-dah-skah-rah-ah]
hu- masculine singular patient
-ndaskar– noun root ‘calf, back of the leg’
-aˀ noun suffix
Knee -hšigyuˀt-
uhšigyuˀtaˀ knee, her knee
[ooh-shee-gyoo-oo-tah-ah]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it, her’
-hšigyuˀt- noun root, ‘knee’
-a noun suffix
ayehšigyuˀta ˀ my knee
[ah-yeh-shee-gyoo-oo-tah-ah]
aye- 1st person singular patient ‘my’
-hšigyuˀt- noun root, ‘knee’
-a noun suffix
huhšigyuˀtižaˀi his broken knee
hu- masculine singular patient ‘his’
-hšigyuˀt- noun root, ‘knee’
-ižaˀ- verb root ‘to break’
-i stative aspect
Thigh -h-
yahaˀ thigh, her thigh
[yah-hah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it, her’
-h- noun root,’ thigh’
-aˀ noun suffix
yehaˀ my thigh
[yeh-hah-ah]
ye- 1st person singular agent ‘my
-h- noun root,’ thigh’
-aˀ noun suffix
Bottom, Butt: -hes-
yahesaˀ (her) bottom, butt
[yah-heh-sah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-hes- noun root ‘bottom, butt’
-aˀ noun suffix
hahesaˀ his bottom, butt
[hah-heh-sah-ah]
ha- masculine singular agent ‘his’
-hes- noun root ‘bottom, butt’
-aˀ noun suffix
Translate the Following Into Wyandot: Be sure to check what conjugation is used.
- my leg____________________________________________________
- his shin____________________________________________________
- my calf__________________________________________________
- your knee________________________________________________
- his thigh___________________________________________________
- my thigh___________________________________________________
Answers to Questions
- my leg yeˀnǫht
- his shin unyętaˀ
- my calf ayendaskaraˀ
- your knee sahšigyuˀtaˀ
- his thigh hahaˀ
- my thigh yehaˀ