Entry
‑ni‑/‑ndi‑/‑’s‑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 | ‑ni‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ni- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ni‑ |
| Form | ‑ndi‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ni- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ni‑ |
| Form | ‑’s‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ʔs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ʔs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The form -ni- or -ndi- occurs with the habitual and stative aspect-moods, and the form -’s- occurs with the punctual and imperative aspect-moods. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- a’shonywarahskwa’s
he left from being with us, he left us
- ehënda’ya’s
I’ll sow for him
- eshonywarahskwa’s
he will leave for us
- hehsta’yändihk
you sow for him
- onkhi’ndëniänih
they’ve had the advantage on us
- shayohonwawändihatie’
he just bought a canoe from them
- Titayekhahskawa’s !
Separate this for me!