Brothers and Sisters -yę- ‘be siblings’
There is no term in Wyandot that means just ‘brother’ or ‘sister’. The verb -yę- means ‘be siblings’ and always takes a dual or a plural. Prior to the nineteenth century, this term included the children of one’s father’s brother and one’s mother’s sister. The verb includes the diminutive aspect suffix which makes this a term of endearment when you are speaking to or about your siblings.
kyatakęʼaha We (two) are siblings, my brother or sister. (term of address)
[kyah-tah-ken-en-ah-ha]
ky- 1st person inclusive dual agent – we (two)
-atak- reciprocal
-ę- verb root – be siblings
-ˀ- stative aspect
-aha diminutive aspect suffix
kwatakęʼaha We (p) are siblings, my brother(s) and/or sister(s) (term of address).
[kwah-tah-ken-en-ah-hah]
kw- 1st person inclusive plural agent – we (plural)
-atak- reciprocal
-ę- verb root – be siblings
-ˀ- stative aspect
-aha diminutive aspect suffix
ažatakęʼaha We (two) are siblings, my brother/sister. (term of reference)
[ah-zhah-tah-ken-en-ah-hah]
až- 1st person exclusive dual agent – we (two)
-atak- reciprocal
-ę- verb root – be siblings
-ˀ- stative aspect
-aha diminutive aspect suffix
awatakęʼaha We (p) are siblings, sister(s) and brother(s), (term of reference)
[ah-wah-tah-ken-en-ah-hah]
aw- 1st person exclusive plural agent – we (p)
-atak- reciprocal
-ę- verb root – be siblings
-ˀ- stative aspect
-aha diminutive aspect suffix
tsaˀteyęˀąhąˀ You two are siblings; your sister or brother.
[tsah-ah-teh-yen-en-an-han-an]
ts- 2nd person dual agent – you two
-aˀte- semi-reflexive
-yę- verb root – be siblings
-ˀ- stative aspect
-ąhąˀ diminutive aspect suffix
hǫteyęˀąhą They (masculine/mixed) are siblings.
[hon-teh-yen-en-an-han]
hǫ- masculine plural agent – they (masculine or mixed)
-te- semi-reflexive
-yę- verb root – be siblings
-ˀ- stative aspect
-ąha diminutive aspect suffix