-t-/-ht-Please note that any Wendat form with one or two hyphens attached to it is not a word. The hyphens indicate that the form must take a prefix, a suffix, or both, in order to create a full word in Wendat. Wendat forms with hyphens cannot be used on their own. |
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| Definition |
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| Part of Speech | derivational suffix |
-t- |
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| Phonological Form | -ht- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ht- |
-ht- |
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| Phonological Form | -ht- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ht- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The -t- form occurs before the habitual aspect-mood suffix, and the -ht- form occurs elsewhere. |
Examples
Examples for entry
- Aseyahchiaht de yonweyahnhonkhwahs !
Drink the medicine I’m giving you all in one shot so that none is left!
- Chia’tisaht !
Divide this in two equal parts! Take half of it!
- ehechieht onhwa’ kha’ entate’
you will wake him up today
- Ndiaweron chiehentetha’ ?
Which of the two do you like better?
- ne ontayehchiaht de änenhawenh yehen’
I used up all of my corn
- onhwa’ tho aaht ewatehchienht
it’s soon going to be bad weather
- Sateskhwaht !
Smell it, sniff it!
- tehöndatontarihtih
they booed (they filled the lake with cries)