-h-/-’nd-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 |
-h- |
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| Phonological Form | -h- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-h- |
-’nd- |
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| Phonological Form | -ʔn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ʔn- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The form -h- occurs before the habitual, punctual, and imperative aspect-mood suffixes. The form -’nd- occurs before the stative aspect-mood suffix. |
Examples for entry
- ahsonh ta’teshathas
he is not yet getting back up (from being sick)