Entry
‑ndienht‑/‑ndinienht‑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 | a-stem |
| Form | ‑ndienht‑ |
| Phonological Form | -niyęht- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑niyęht‑ |
| Form | ‑ndinienht‑ |
| Phonological Form | -niyęht- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑niyęht‑ |
| Noun Incorporation Status | Noun incorporation optionally occurs with this form. |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
Both variants of this root are found in the Wendat manuscripts. Either -ndienht- or -ndinienht- can be used without a change in meaning. |
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Examples of the entry
- öndienhta’
snow
- öndinienhta’
snow
See also:
- öndinienhtatsih
white
- öndinienhtayon’
pure white
- öndinienhta’ ïohtih
white (lit. it's like snow)