Entry
‑nonhwar‑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 | n(d)V-stem |
| Phonological Form | -nǫhwar- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑nǫhwar‑ |
| Noun Incorporation Status | Noun incorporation optionally occurs with this form. |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
When referring to a particular person's head, this noun root is used with patient pronominal prefixes. |
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Examples of the entry
- änonhwara’
my head
- önonhwarohcha’
hat, cap, bonnet, tuque, anything that covers the head
- Sennonhwarorihskah !
Uncover your head!
See also:
- ‑nonhwarohch‑ / ‑nonhwarohchr‑ / ‑nonhwarouhch‑ / ‑nonhwarouhchr‑
hat, cap, bonnet, tuque, anything that covers the head
- tsönonhwarowänenh
damselfly