Island
yawęnduh It is an island in water.
[ya-wen-dooh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-węnd- noun root – island
-u- verb root – be in water
-h stative aspect
kawęnduh Where there is an island in water.
[kah-wen-dooh]
k- cislocative – where
-a- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-węnd- noun root – island
-u- verb root – be in water
-h stative aspect
yawęnduwanęh It is a large island.
[yah-wen-doo-wah-nenh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-węnd- noun root – island
-uwanę- verb root – be large
-h stative aspect
yawęndetsih It is a long island (La Gross Ȋle).
[yah-węn-deh-tseeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-węnd- noun root – island
-ets- verb root – be long, tall
-ih stative aspect
Wyandot Names with Island
Hawęndayehteˀ He bears an island. (male Large Turtle clan)
[ha-wen-dah-yeh-teh-eh]
ha- masculine singular agent – he
-węnd- noun root – island
-a- joiner vowel
-yehte- verb root – bear on a strap around the neck, shoulder
-ˀ stative aspect
Ukwęndindes She often drags an island. (female)
[oo-kwen-deen-dehs]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient – she
-k- semi-reflexive voice
-węnd- noun root – island
-inde- verb root – drag
-s habitual aspect
Hukwęndisatih He presses or hits against an island.
[hoo-kwen-dee-sah-teeh]
hu- ‘he’
-k- semi-reflexive voice
-węnd- noun root – island
-is- verb root – press or hit against
-at- causative root suffix
-I stative aspect
[1] This might relate to the action of a turtle that lives beside an island, maybe part of a traditional story involving a turtle and maybe a Turtle clan. It might also refer to a cove or sheltered place beside an island or peninsula.