Sky Words in Wyandot
yarǫnyaˀ sky
[yah-ron-yah-ah]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-aˀ noun suffix
yarǫnyaˀye At the sky,(the direction) up.
[yah-ron-yah-ah-yeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-aˀye external locative noun suffix
yarǫnyaˀatsih It is called sky; the color blue.
[yah-ron-yah-ah-tseeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-a noun suffix
-ˀats- verb root ‘to name, be called’
-ih stative aspect
yarǫnyayareh It is a loud sound, a loud noise in the sky.
[yah-ron-yah-yah-reh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-a- noun suffix
-yare- verb root ‘to make or be a loud noise’
-h stative aspect
ahutrǫnyuwaˀ He was a large sky, talked, deliberated on something with him [ah-hoo-tron-yu-wa-ah]
er- factual
-hu- masculine singular agent + masculine singular patient ‘he to him’
-t- semi-reflexive voice
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-yuwa- verb root ‘to be large’
-ˀ punctual aspect
harǫnyaętǫh He puts her in the sky many times, treats her well.
[hah-ron-yah-en-tonh]
ha- masculine singular agent + feminine-zoic singular patient ‘he to her’
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-a- noun suffix
-ę- verb root ‘to put’
-tǫ- distributive root suffix
-h stative aspect
Names
Male
Harǫnyuˀ He is sky in the water, on top of the water (Wolf clan)
[hah-ron-yoo-oo]
ha- masculine singular agent ‘he’
-rǫny- noun root, ‘sky’
-u- verb root, ‘to be in water’
-ˀ stative aspect
Harǫnyatekaˀ His sky is burning repeatedly, often. (Large Turtle Clan)
[hah-ron-yah-the-kah-ah]
ha- masculine singular agent ‘he’
-rǫny- noun root, ‘sky’
-ate- verb root, ‘to burn’
-kaˀ habitual aspect
Teharǫnyuręˀ He is splitting or he has split the sky. (Large Turtle Clan)
[teh-hah-ron-yoo-reh-eh]
te- dualic
-ha- masculine singular agent ‘he’
–rǫny- noun root, ‘sky’
-urę- verb root ‘to split in two’
-ˀ stative aspect
Šateyarǫnyah It is of the same size as the sky (Porcupine Clan).
[shah-teh-yah-ron-yah]
ša- coincident
-te- dualic
-ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-a- verb root ‘to be of a size, magnitude’
-h stative aspect
Tehatrǫnyataseˀ His sky is twisted. (Bear clan)
[te-hah-tron-yah-tah-seh-eh]
te- dualic[1]
-h- masculine singular agent ‘he’
-at- semi-reflexive voice
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-a- noun suffix
-tase- verb root ‘to be twisted’
Female
Yarǫyaˀawiˀ She is sailing in the sky. Catherine Coon Johnson, Deer
[yah-ron-yah-ah-wee-ee]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-a- noun suffix
-ˀawi- verb root ‘to sail, canoe’
-ˀ stative aspect
Otrǫyayęk She is repeatedly seen in the sky. (Large Turtle Clan)
[on-tron-yah-yenk]
o- feminine-zoic singular patient ‘she’
-t- semi-reflexive voice
-rǫy- noun root ‘sky’
-a- noun suffix
-yę- verb root ‘to see’
-k habitual aspect
Yarǫyawayi She takes holds of, grasps the sky. (Large Turtle Clan)
[yah-ron-yah-wah-yee]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘she’
-rǫy- noun root ‘sky’
-a- noun suffix
-wa- verb root ‘to grasp’
-yi stative aspect
Watrǫnyanǫnęh She took care of the sky (in the past). (Large Turtle Clan)
[wah-tron-yan-on-nenh]
wat- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘she’ + reflexive voice
-rǫny- noun root ‘sky’
-a- noun suffix
-nǫ- verb root ‘to take care of’ + stative aspect
-ęh past aspect suffix
[1] The name sometimes appears without the dualic prefix.