The Six Directions in Wyandot
atuˀye in the north, at where it is cold
[atoo-oo-yeh]
-atu- feminine-zoic singular agent ‘it’ + verb root, ‘to be cold’
-ˀye stative aspect + external locative noun suffix, ‘at’ or ‘on’
asęraˀ midday, south
[ah-sen-rah-ah]
asęr- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root, ‘midday, south’
-aˀ noun suffix
Asęraˀye haon She comes from the south- female Bear clan name
[ah-sen-rah-ah-yeh hah-on]
asęr- feminine-zoic singular agent, ‘she’ + noun root, ‘noon, south’
-aˀye external locative noun suffix //
haon particle, ‘comes from’
atawaˀtukwahs It is where it (the sun) sets, the west.
[ah-tah-wah-ah-too-kwahs]
at- dualic
-aw- ?
-aˀtukw- feminine-zoic singular agent, ‘it’ + verb root ‘ for the sun to set’
-ahs habitual aspect
kyundihšrutaˀ It is where the sun, moon comes to rise, the east.
[kyoon-deeh-shroo-tah-ah]
ky- dualic
-u- feminine-zoic singular patient – it
-ndihšr- noun root, ‘sun, moon’
-ut- verb root, ‘to stand’
-aˀ inchoative root suffix + habitual aspect
yarǫnyaˀye At the sky, up.
[yah-ron-yah-ah-yeh]
ya- feminine-zoic singular agent – it
-rǫny- noun root – sky
-a՚ye external locative noun suffix
ǫmętsaˀye at, on the earth, down
[on-men-tsah-ah-yeh]
ǫmęts- feminine-zoic singular agent – it + noun root – country, earth
-a՚ye external locative noun suffix