-h-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 |
| Phonological Form | -h- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-h- |
Examples
Examples for entry
- Ënonhkwa’t se’nienhah !
Go gather a medicinal herb or root!
- eska’iakha’ yahonhk
I will return to the hunt for Canada geese
- etiondouthe’skwa’
it was raining on and off
- hatindehronhe’s yändahtsehkwa’
they go every day to peel birch bark to make canoes
- ho’nienhonh
he has gone to gather [herbs, seeds, roots, etc.]
- öne a’yate’wahe’
I’m going to flee
- öne yihchiakhe’ de ënonhkwa’t
I’m going to go look for a medicine
- ondae’ ïonniahk stan’ te’etsindatahren’sennihe’
this is the reason that we do not come to visit you
- stan’ te’ondouthe’
it’s not going to rain
- te’skatriho’tathe’
I will not pay attention
- tontawathorathe’
the cold is going to return
- yehiatonwahe’ de skehiatondih
here I am, I’m coming to you to pay my debt
- yona’tihchiakhonhnen’ tha’ titehchi’trontahk
I went to look for you, but you weren’t there