h-/he-/hë-/hi-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 |
h- |
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| Phonological Form | h- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *h- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
h-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, r-stem, e-stem, en-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. Members of the r-stem conjugation class also use the he- variant of this prefix. |
he- |
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| Phonological Form | he- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *he- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
he-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: C-stem and r-stem. Members of the C-stem conjugation class also use the hi- variant of this prefix. Members of the r-stem conjugation class also use the h- variant of this prefix. |
hë- |
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| Phonological Form | he- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *he- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hë-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. |
hi- |
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| Phonological Form | hi- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hi- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hi-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: C-stem and iV-stem. Members of the C-stem conjugation class also use the he- variant of this prefix. |
Examples for entry
- a’katonronton’ ha’tiaondih ahehetsaron’
I really made an effort to encourage him, I used all of my knowhow, I put all of it to use, I made use of all the diverse means, all the possible ways, I did everything possible