hi-/hia-/hien-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 | hy- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hy- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hi-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
hia- |
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| Phonological Form | hya- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hya- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hia-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the C-stem conjugation class. |
hien- |
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| Phonological Form | hya- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hya- |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hien-: This pronominal prefix form is used with the i-stem conjugation class. The vowel i of the stem combines with the a of the original form of this prefix (hia-) to become hien-. |