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The Repetitive Feature

In Oneida, a pre-pronominal prefix is used to indicate something "being the case again" and also "not being the case anymore". This is called the repetitive feature. Below are a number of examples. The prefix that is added is dependent on the letter that it comes before. The rules are:
EnglishOneida
It is single
watatwʌni·yó̲·
It is single again
swatatwʌni·yó̲·
I am married
wakenyákuʔ
I am married again
swakenyá·kuʔ
He is single
latatwʌni·yó̲·
He is single again
shatatwʌni·yó̲·
He is married (to someone)
lonyákuʔ
He is married (to someone) again
shonyákuʔ
He doesn't know me
yáh tehakyʌtelí̲
He doesn't know me anymore
yáh teshakyʌtelí̲
I like it
knú·wehse̲
I like it again
sknú·wehse̲
I do not like you
yáh teʔkunú·wehse̲
I do not like you anymore
yáh teskunú·wehse̲
You like it
snú·wehse̲
You like it again
sehsnú·wehse̲
He loves her/them
shakonolúkhwa̲ʔ
He loves her/them again
seshakonolúkhwa̲ʔ
I do not like her/them
yáh teʔkhenú·wehse̲
I do not like her/them anymore
yáh tesekhenú·wehse̲
Someone and I are engaged
yukninyákheʔ
Someone and I are engaged again
tsyukninyákheʔ
I am not in a relationship (with someone)
yáh teyáknehse̲
I am not in a relationship (with someone) anymore
yáh tetsyáknehse̲
He loves her/them
yesanolúkhwa̲ʔ
He loves her/them again
tsyesanolúkhwa̲ʔ
You two are not married
yáh tesninyákuʔ
You two are not married anymore
yáh tetsisninyákuʔ
Are you two single?
tsyatatwʌni·yó· kʌ́
Are you two single again?
tsitsyatatwʌni·yó· kʌ́