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Wendat Dictionary
Entries: -ienhwi’-

-ienhwi’-

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-nienhwi’-

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-ienhwi’nd-

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-nienhwi’nd-

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-ienhwih-

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-nienhwih-



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Definition
  • to learn how to do something; to execute a task after having learned how to do something
Part of Speech complex verb base
Conjugation Class C-stem

-ienhwi’-
Phonological Form -yęhwiʔ-
Pre-Wendat Form *-wyęhwiʔ-

-nienhwi’-
Phonological Form -yęhwiʔ-
Pre-Wendat Form *-wyęhwiʔ-

-ienhwi’nd-
Phonological Form -yęhwiʔn-
Pre-Wendat Form *-wyęhwiʔn-

-nienhwi’nd-
Phonological Form -yęhwiʔn-
Pre-Wendat Form *-wyęhwiʔn-

-ienhwih-
Phonological Form -yęhwih-
Pre-Wendat Form *-wyęhwih-

-nienhwih-
Phonological Form -yęhwih-
Pre-Wendat Form *-wyęhwih-
Verb Class shift event verb
Verb Consequentiality consequential
Notes
Note on usage:
This verb base was historically *-wyęhwiʔ-, and for that reason, it is part of the C-stem conjugation class.

Composition

Orthography -ienhwi- / -nienhwi- / -ien- / -nien- -’- / -’nd- / -h-
Phonological Form -wyęhwi- / -wyę- -ʔ- / -ʔn- / -h-
Interlinear gloss know.how inch
Base (verb) -ienhwi- / -nienhwi- / -ien- / -nien- -’- / -’nd- / -h-
Root (verb) -ienhwi- / -nienhwi- / -ien- / -nien-

Verb stems

Information about verb stems