-ni-/-ndi-/-hons-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 |
-ni- |
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| Phonological Form | -ni- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ni- |
-ndi- |
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| Phonological Form | -ni- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ni- |
-hons- |
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| Phonological Form | -hǫs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-hǫs- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The form -ni- or -ndi- occurs with the habitual and stative aspect-moods, and the form -hons- occurs with the punctual and imperative aspect-moods. |