Entry
‑h‑/‑’nd‑/‑’‑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 | ‑h‑ |
| Phonological Form | -h- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑h‑ |
| Form | ‑’nd‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ʔn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ʔn‑ |
| Form | ‑’‑ |
| Phonological Form | -ʔ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑ʔ‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
The form -h- occurs before the habitual and imperative aspect-mood suffixes. The form -’nd- occurs before the stative aspect-mood suffix. The form -’- occurs before the punctual aspect-mood suffix. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- hönda’tarakhwi’ndih
he is satiated, full from bread
- Sentah !
Sleep!
- tehotahs
he doesn’t sleep, he is not sleeping
- te’skienterih ne onyita’
I do not know how to sleep anymore
- te’wayita’ndih
I have not slept
See also:
- ‑itah‑ / ‑ita’nd‑ / ‑ita’‑
to fall asleep intentionally and voluntarily, to sleep