hi-/hnd-/hn-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 |
hi- |
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| Phonological Form | hi- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hi-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, n(d)V-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
hnd- |
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| Phonological Form | hn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hnd-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: e-stem, i-stem, and o-stem. |
hn- |
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| Phonological Form | hn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hni- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hn-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: en-stem and on-stem. |
Examples for entry
- tehikhenh
they are twins