hehchi-/hehchie-/hehs-/hehch-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 | pronominal prefix |
hehchi- |
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Phonological Form | hehs- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *hehs- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
hehchi-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
hehchie- |
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Phonological Form | hehse- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *hehse- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
hehchie-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the C-stem conjugation class. |
hehs- |
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Phonological Form | hehs- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *hehs- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
hehs-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. When this prefix attaches to the stem, the n or nd at the beginning of the stem becomes a t. |
hehch- |
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Phonological Form | hehs- |
Pre-Wendat Form | *hehs- |
Notes |
Note on usage:
hehch-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. |
Examples for entry
- ehechieht onhwa’ kha’ entate’
you will wake him up today
- ehehchrio’
you will fight him
- hehchrios
you kill him, you’re killing him