-wend-/-wenn-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 | noun root |
| Conjugation Class | C-stem |
-wend- |
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| Phonological Form | -węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-węn- |
-wenn- |
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| Phonological Form | -węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-węn- |
Examples
Examples for entry
- ayewendierihenh
I have given my word, I am committed, my voice is straight
- a’skakwendawe’sen’
you refused me, you blocked your voice from me
- khewendahronkha’ de ayoatsih
I hear people singing
- Sakwendierihk !
Talk frankly, directly, and without beating around the bush!
- Sakwendöndaht !
Speak louder! Project your voice!
- skawendat
a single voice
- stan’ ne endi’ yewendïio’ te’yenh dekha’ ekaenton’
I am not the owner of these pieces of furniture
- stan’ te’yonkwendaweyindihk
I don’t refuse you anything, I’m not refusing you anything
- te’onkwendierihas
they do not speak clearly at all
- tho ihawendou’tenh tihchiewendou’tenh
he speaks like you
- yewendatënions
I translate, I am translating, I am a translator
- yonwendihchias tisa’ndiyonhrou’tenh
I ask for your opinion