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Wendat Dictionary
Entries: -hente-

-hente- / -hent- 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.
Definition	to go ahead, to lead, to go first
Part of Speech	verb root
Conjugation Class	C-stem
-hente-
Phonological Form	-hęte-
Pre-Wendat Form	*-hęte-
-hent-
Phonological Form	-hęt-
Pre-Wendat Form	*-hęt-
Verb Class	shift motion verb
Verb Consequentiality	consequential

Examples for entry

Asehent !Come first!
Ndiaweron chiehentetha’ ?Which of the two do you like better?
Sehent !Go first! Lead!

Verb stems

Information about verb stems

-hente’s

Stem type: Habitual stem

Pronominal Prefixes: Agent

Composition

Orthography	-hente-	-’s
Phonological Form	-hęte-	-ʔs
Interlinear gloss	go.ahead	hab
Stem (verb)	-hente-	-’s
Base (verb)	-hente-
Root (verb)🔗	-hente-

-hentonh

Stem type: Stative stem

Pronominal Prefixes: Patient

Composition

Orthography	-hent-	-onh
Phonological Form	-hęt-	-ǫh
Interlinear gloss	go.ahead	stat
Stem (verb)	-hent-	-onh
Base (verb)	-hent-
Root (verb)🔗	-hent-

-hent

Stem type: Punctual stem

Pronominal Prefixes: Agent

Composition

Orthography	-hent-	-Ø
Phonological Form	-hęt-	-Ø
Interlinear gloss	go.ahead	pnc
Stem (verb)	-hent-	-Ø
Base (verb)	-hent-
Root (verb)🔗	-hent-

-hent

Stem type: Imperative stem

Pronominal Prefixes: Agent Imperative

Composition

Orthography	-hent-	-Ø
Phonological Form	-hęt-	-Ø
Interlinear gloss	go.ahead	imp
Stem (verb)	-hent-	-Ø
Base (verb)	-hent-
Root (verb)🔗	-hent-

Stem examples

Sehent !Go first! Lead!

-hente’

Stem type: Purposive stem

Pronominal Prefixes: Agent

Composition

Orthography	-hente-	-’
Phonological Form	-hęte-	-ʔ
Interlinear gloss	go.ahead	purp
Stem (verb)	-hente-	-’
Base (verb)	-hente-
Root (verb)🔗	-hente-