Yewedu/Lexicon

All Wendoth Etymologies are given in their transformed forms where applicable, as in most cases these were the origin of the Yewedu stems.

Nouns

Most Wendoth nouns with monosyllabic nominative forms exhibit innovative nominatives in Yewedu, ultimately derived from the transformed stem that was used in conjunction with most case suffixes. In addition, many nouns that would be expected to end in a long vowel in the nominative end in the corresponding short vowel instead. This is again the result of analogy, in this case to existing nouns exhibiting vowel length alternations between cases.

Nominative	Dative	Stem Type	Gloss	Class	Etymology
ce	cû	II	Blood	V	akshe-
chep	chepē	III	hip; pelvic region, including waist and buttocks	VI	ebchep(a)-
du	dū	I	face (of a person)	VI	emdų- "forehead"
ḍū	ḍû	II	stone, rock	VI	ḍaų-
fehà	fehû	II	clan	VIII	acwųã-
gak	gehē	III	dung, feces	VI	ebngah(a)-
hē	hezû	IV	mist, fog	V	ahezh(e)-
hu	hā	II	water	V	iho-
ku	kā	II	eye	I	ech'ho-
la	lē	II	jaw, chin	VI	ųbdha- "chin"
lu	lelû	IV	land, country, region	VII	obdhoth(e)- "wilderness"
ṛe	ṛē	II	sand	V	ųze-
šù	šû	I	man (adult male human)	I	acau-
šhû	šhùmû	IV	village	VII	eccum(e)-
ṣù	ṣû	I	person, human being	I	su-
ṣha	ṣhē	II	victory, success	VIII	assa-
tù	tû	I	heart	IV	tau-
ṭṣù	ṭṣû	II	neighbor	I/II	achsu-
vù	vû	I	forest	III	įbu-
wex	wexā	III	moon	II	awex(o)-
ye	yû	II	fire	III	yį-
že	žû	II	penis	III	obje-
žì	žî	I	lip	VI	ain'ji-

Verbs

Nonpast Stem	Past Stem	Gloss	Gtymology
-eci-	-ecihi-	tear	*och'i'a- (innovated transformed stem)
-ecì-	-ecù-	say	chi(nj)- (with epenthetic vowel)
-ečak	-ečaha	make noise, make a sound	įkaq(o)
-ečetî	-ečetìga	be tired	aḍceting(o)
-ečū	-èčû	be wet	įkaų
-ehuk	-ēke	be small	įhoq(a)
-eje	-ejì	exist, be real, be true	ejhzhe (final vowel "recovered" by analogy to subjunctive)
-eǰēfe-	-eǰêfù-	split, divide (into pieces)	adjaįfe-
-ekhat	-ekhete	kneel, bow	abrqata-
-ekhemā	-ekhemā	lie (down)	aḍxema(m)
-ekhìhì	-ekhìhù	be respected, be renowned	agxaihi
-ela	-èlì	be unreal, imaginary, hypothetical	įdha (final vowel "recovered" by analogy to subjunctive)
-erē	-èrî	die	įraį
-eṣhā	-eṣhû	crouch, crawl	azhesa(ng)
-ešhî	-ešhì	swell, enlarge	edhci(nj)
-etewa-	-etewe-	press; crush, grind	atįva-
-evu	-eva	be foolish, stupid	įbo (final vowel "recovered" by analogy to subjunctive)
-ewē	-ewî	be friendly, neighborly, hospitable	ewaį
-ex	-eha	sleep	įx(o)
-exā	-exì	be thin	ajxaz(e)
-exū-	-exû-	mix, stir	ecxeų-
-eyē	-ēnì	blink	įyen(e)
-eze-	-ezì-	take off, remove (of clothing, a covering, a bag, etc)	dį- (with epenthetic vowel)
-ezē-	-ezelì-	build, construct (of a building or other large object)	įdodha-
-e'u'a	-ehuhì	be in pain, suffer	edh'u'a (innovated transformed stem)
-e'u'e-	-ehuhì-	push, shove	įuį-
-ēdî	-ēdî	be brave	ecndoi
-ēde-	-ēde-	think (be of the opinion that); think (about); feel (of an emotion); believe (that)	įkda-
-ēdēdē-	-ēdēdē-	sense, be aware of, know	įndendoy(a)-
-ēḍuhì-	-ēḍūhihù-	battle with, make war on	abḍaui(n)-
-ēha-	-ēhe-	trust	aveha-
-ēhū	-ēhe	breathe	amhoj- (irregular derivation)
-ēja	-ēje	lie, speak falsely	eḍjha-
-ēǰe-	-ēǰì-	be after, follow	echge-
-ēmì-	-ēmù-	like, enjoy	egmahi(ng)-
-ēnù-	-ēnūhù-	be in the middle or center of	ejnau(m)-
-ēwa-	-ēwe-	carry	abwa-
-ēyē	-ēyî	urinate	agyaį
-ēzù-	-ēzuhù-	raise, lift; rise (when reflexive)	ecdhu(ng)-
-ēẓu-	-ēẓa-	reach (for), point at; choose	ejzo-
-ēžax	-ēža	be warm, hot (to the touch; not used to express that one feels warm)	ojjax(o)
-ēže	-ēžî	be dry	ocje
-ihùč	-ihùče	break	iuk(a)
-iwā	-iwû	be narrow	iųva(m)
-īnu-	-înù-	wipe, clean off (of grime, dust, etc)	ijnaų-
-ìzevà-	-ìzevì-	trade, exchange (an object); trade in (a commodity)	izhebã-
-îdē	-îjî	groan, moan, scream, shriek	idndezh(e)
-îdì-	-îdù-	kill	icndi(nj)-
-îna-	-înî-	cure, care for (or a sick, injured, or otherwise helpless person); save, rescue	ijnehą-
-uše-	-ùšì-	lack	*uc'e- (innovated transformed stem)
-ūhî	-ūhehù	shine	*ubhi(m) (innovated transformed stem)
-ūňi'u-	-ûňihù-	imagine, envision (in the mind), dream (of)	ubnjių-
-û-	-ûhù-	touch	au(h)-
-ûme	-ûmû	set up camp	ucme