teonk8ennonx8achend

Morpho-what? No, Morphology!

What is morphology?

• Morphology is the study of meaningful units in language

Here is an example of morphology in Wendat:

teonk8ennonx8achend

Now that's a long word; let's break it down!

t - e - on - k - 8enn - onx8a - ch - e - nd

t - not 

e - will/would

on - they

k - indicates that this action was did by themselves; but not too much of an indication of themselves 

8enn - load of wood

onx8a - to put into a fire

ch - indicates some kind of movement

e - indicates intent or a prediction

nd - past tense

(Steckley, 2010, 11)

(Steckley, 165 ; Lagarde, 142)

I know your curious now, so what DOES this sentence mean?!

It means "They would not have put wood in the fire".

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