-’t-/-’tar-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 |
-’t- |
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| Phonological Form | -ʔt- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ʔt- |
| Noun Incorporation Status | Noun incorporation never occurs with this form. |
-’tar- |
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| Phonological Form | -ʔtar- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *-ʔtar- |
| Noun Incorporation Status | Noun incorporation must always occur with this form. |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The form -’t- is used for the independent noun, while the form -’tar- is used in noun incorporation. |