On the Road in Wyandot
Vehicle (sled, wagon, car): –՚ruhs-
yaˀruhšaˀ sled, wagon, vehicle, car
[yah-ah-rooh-shah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-՚ruhš- noun root ‘sled, wagon, car, vehicle’
-a՚ noun suffix
ya՚ruhšaseh It is a new car.
[yah-ah-rooh-shah-seh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-՚ruhš- noun root ‘sled, wagon, car, vehicle’
-ase- verb root ‘to be new’
-h stative aspect
u՚ruhšayaǫhk- It is an old car.
[oo-oo-rooh-shah-yah-onhk]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-՚ruhš- noun root ‘sled, wagon, car, vehicle’
-a- noun suffix
-yaǫhk verb root ‘to be old’ + stative aspect
yaˀruhšayǫh It is inside a car.
[yah-ah-rooh-shah-yonh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-՚ruhš- noun root ‘sled, wagon, car, vehicle’
-ayǫ- verb root ‘to be inside’
-h stative aspect
Path, Trail, Road – ah(ah)-
ahaha՚ path, trail, road
[ah-hah-hah-ah]
ahah- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + noun root ‘path, road’
-a՚ noun suffix
ahahaˀyeh on the path, road
[ah-hah-hah-ah-yeh]
ahah- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + noun root ‘path, road’
-a՚yeh external locative noun suffix
huhahǫnkyeˀ He continues down a path, road.
[hoo-hah-hon-kyeh-eh]
hu- masculine singular patient ‘he’
-hah- noun root ‘path, road’
-ǫnky- verb root ‘to continue’
-eˀ purposive aspect
ahahuwanęh It is a large path, road.
[ah-hah-hoo-wan-enh]
ahah- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + noun root ‘path, road’
-uwanę- verb root ‘to be large’
-h stative aspect
Wheel: -węnǫdi- to be round, encircle
ukwęnǫdih It is round, a circle, wheel.
[oo-kwen-non-dee]
u- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘it’
-węnǫdi- verb root ‘to be round, encircle’
-h stative aspect