tak-

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Mohawk

Prefix

tak-

  1. pronominal prefix for
    You ____ me

Alternative forms

- Initial consonant
Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
Word-Initial tak- take- takw- tak- tak- tak- tat-

References

  • Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 384

Northern Ohlone

Prefix

tak-

  1. (forms the subjunctive mood of verbs)
    • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes:
      akkwetak hinšušte takíššetekne
      I don't know what it was that made me sick
    • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes:
      ekwáttin takéṭina
      I am going to go sleep

References

  • María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎, Unpublished