Entry
‑’senni‑/‑’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 | ‑’senni‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ʔsęni- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ʔsęni‑ |
| Form | ‑’s‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ʔs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ʔs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The form -’senni- occurs with the habitual and stative aspect-moods, and the form -’s- occurs with the punctual and imperative aspect-moods. |
| Cross-references to manuscripts | |
Examples
Examples of the entry
- änonhchiaskhwa’sennihk
this house seems small to me, too small
- a’khen’ndiyonhraenton’s de ayorahskwanh
I think about those who have left
- Chiatatennonhchionniänihk sonhwa’ ? Stan’ tehia’ndiara’sennihk de hehchien’ah ?
Are you building your house all by yourself? Your son doesn’t help you?
- höndahyonta’sennih
his knife has fallen in the fire
- honwahawi’sennihe’
they are going along carrying it for him
- öne onyrihwenta’s de kherihwaienständihihk
I just finished the teaching I was doing
- onyeya’wa’s de sketsentändih
I like the taste of what you’ve given me to eat
- stan’ nondae’ te’wayeya’wa’sennihk
I don’t like the taste of this
- Tayatatia’s !
Speak on my behalf!
- tehorihwahrenhwi’sennihk
he doesn’t determine, conclude anything; the thing, the matter doesn’t stop or stay still in his mind
- yonwahkeron’sennihk
I fear for you
- yonwahkeron’sennitha’
here’s what makes me fear for you
See also:
- ‑atate’ndiara’senni‑ / ‑atate’ngiara’senni‑ / ‑atate’ndiara’s‑ / ‑atate’ngiara’s‑
to help each other, to help one another
- ‑’ndiara’senni‑ / ‑’ngiara’senni‑ / ‑’ndiara’s‑ / ‑’ngiara’s‑
to help someone, to give someone a hand