-hche-/che-/-hshe-/she-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 |
-hche- |
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| Phonological Form | -hsey- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-hsey- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-hche-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. In some cases, the form -hshe- is used with these conjugation classes. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |
che- |
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| Phonological Form | hsey- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hsey- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
che-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. In some cases, the form she- is used with these conjugation classes. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |
-hshe- |
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| Phonological Form | -hshey- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-hshey- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
-hshe-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. In some cases, the form -hche- is used with these conjugation classes. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |
she- |
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| Phonological Form | shey- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *shey- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
she-: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. In some cases, the form che- is used with these conjugation classes. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the vowel i (i-stem), the vowel i is elided. |