Entry
‑t‑/‑ht‑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 | derivational suffix |
| Form | ‑t‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ht- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ht‑ |
| Form | ‑ht‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ht- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ht‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The -t- form occurs before the habitual aspect-mood suffix, and the -ht- form occurs elsewhere. |
| Cross-references to manuscripts | |
Examples
Examples of the entry
- ahatrihohkwändaht
he took away a common good, he appropriated it for himself
- Aseyahchiaht de yonweyahnhonkhwahs !
Drink the medicine I’m giving you all in one shot so that none is left!
- Chia’tisaht !
Divide this in two equal parts! Take half of it!
- ehechieht onhwa’ kha’ entate’
you will wake him up today
- heskwenda’yerahtih Haondehchehte’ tha’ titeheskwenda’yeratha’ de ihatonhk tho atsier
you have made Haondehchehte’ your leader, however you don’t treat him as a leader (you don’t imitate him) now that he tells you to do so
- Hetsa’tahrenhwiht !
Stop him, make him stay still, keep him still!
- hotinhotonhk hotihndihtihnen’
they had closed the door forcefully
- Ndiaweron chiehentetha’ ?
Which of the two do you like better?
- ne ontayehchiaht de änenhawenh yehen’
I used up all of my corn
- önen ihchien’ iwa’ah atehchientha’
the weather is getting bad now
- ondae’ de onywenta’wathahk
what was making us sleep
- ondae’ yeyawetha’
here’s my paddle, my oar
- onhwa’ tho aaht ewatehchienht
it’s soon going to be bad weather
- Satënienstah ! Ehchea’tenht de chëen’ah.
Be careful! You’ll let your child fall.
- Sateskhwaht !
Smell it, sniff it!
- stan’ ihchien’ te’watehchienhtahnde’
it will not be bad weather during the entire day
- stan’ te’sarihierihahtih
you have not spoken sincerely, honestly
- Tayia’tahndihtah !
Support me, strengthen me, keep me strong!
- Ta’ohten’ tsisaiotha’ ?
What’s afflicting you? What is the thought that kills and rekills you?
- tehöndatontarihtih
they booed (they filled the lake with cries)
- yonwahkeron’sennitha’
here’s what makes me fear for you
See also:
- ‑atändita’wahtändi‑ / ‑atändita’wahten‑
to pretend to be asleep
- ‑atehchient‑ / ‑atehchienht‑
to be bad weather
- ‑hchienhrindet‑ / ‑hchienhrindeht‑
for it to be foggy or for there to be heavy, thick fog that gets one wet
- ‑hentet‑ / ‑henteht‑
to prefer something over another, to put something ahead of others in one’s mind, to hold something in high esteem, to put something in first place or principal place
- ‑ita’wahtändi‑ / ‑ita’wahten‑
to put someone to sleep
- ‑ita’wat‑ / ‑ita’waht‑
for something to cause one to sleep; to sleep by means of something, to sleep in such a place, to sleep at such a time