Entry
‑ienhwi’‑/‑nienhwi’‑/‑ienhwi’nd‑/‑nienhwi’nd‑/‑ienhwih‑/‑nienhwih‑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 | complex verb base |
| Verb Class | shift event verb |
| Verb Consequentiality | consequential |
| Conjugation Class | C-stem |
| Form | ‑ienhwi’‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yęhwiʔ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑wyęhwiʔ‑ |
| Form | ‑nienhwi’‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yęhwiʔ- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑wyęhwiʔ‑ |
| Form | ‑ienhwi’nd‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yęhwiʔn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑wyęhwiʔn‑ |
| Form | ‑nienhwi’nd‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yęhwiʔn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑wyęhwiʔn‑ |
| Form | ‑ienhwih‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yęhwih- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑wyęhwih‑ |
| Form | ‑nienhwih‑ |
| Phonological Form | -yęhwih- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑wyęhwih‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
This verb base was historically *-wyęhwiʔ-, and for that reason, it is part of the C-stem conjugation class. |
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Composition
| Orthography | ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ / ‑ien‑ / ‑nien‑ | ‑’‑ / ‑’nd‑ / ‑h‑ |
| Phonological Form | -wyęhwi- / -wyę- | -ʔ- / -ʔn- / -h- |
| Interlinear gloss | know how | inch |
| Base (verb) | ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ / ‑ien‑ / ‑nien‑ | ‑’‑ / ‑’nd‑ / ‑h‑ |
| Root (verb) | ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ / ‑ien‑ / ‑nien‑ |
Examples
Examples of the entry
- a’yeienhwiha’
I just learned how to do it, I am learning how to do it now
- aꞏyeienhwiha’
I might, could, would, or should learn how to do it
- ehänienhwiha’
he will learn, he will complete it, he will know how to do it
- Seienhwihah !
Learn how to do it!
- stan’ te’wayeienhwi’ndih
I have not learned how to do it, I could not finish it, I did not know how to finish it
- yeienhwi’s
I learn how to do things, I am learning how to do something
- yeienhwi’skwa’
I used to learn how to do things
Verb stems
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-ienhwi’s / -nienhwi’s
Stem type: Habitual stemPronominal prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’‑ ‑s Phonological Form -wyęhwi- -ʔ- -s Interlinear gloss know how inch hab Stem (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’‑ ‑s Base (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’‑ Root (verb)🔗🔗 ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ Stem examples
- yeienhwi’s
I learn how to do things, I am learning how to do something
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-ienhwi’skwa’ / -nienhwi’skwa’
Stem type: Habitual past stemPronominal prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’‑ ‑s ‑kwa’ Phonological Form -wyęhwi- -ʔ- -s -kwaʔ Interlinear gloss know how inch hab past Stem (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’‑ ‑s ‑kwa’ Base (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’‑ Root (verb)🔗🔗 ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ Stem examples
- yeienhwi’skwa’
I used to learn how to do things
- yeienhwi’skwa’
- yeienhwi’s
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-ienhwi’ndih / -nienhwi’ndih
Stem type: Stative stemPronominal prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’nd‑ ‑ih Phonological Form -wyęhwi- -ʔn- -ih Interlinear gloss know how inch stat Stem (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’nd‑ ‑ih Base (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑’nd‑ Root (verb)🔗🔗 ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ Stem examples
- stan’ te’wayeienhwi’ndih
I have not learned how to do it, I could not finish it, I did not know how to finish it
- stan’ te’wayeienhwi’ndih
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-ienhwiha’ / -nienhwiha’
Stem type: Punctual stemPronominal prefixes: AgentComposition
Orthography ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑h‑ ‑a’ Phonological Form -wyęhwi- -h- -aʔ Interlinear gloss know how inch pnc Stem (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑h‑ ‑a’ Base (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑h‑ Root (verb)🔗🔗 ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ Stem examples
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With the factual
: a’yeienhwiha’
I just learned how to do it, I am learning how to do it now
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With the future
: ehänienhwiha’
he will learn, he will complete it, he will know how to do it
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With the optative
: aꞏyeienhwiha’
I might, could, would, or should learn how to do it
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With the factual
: a’yeienhwiha’
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-ienhwihah / -nienhwihah
Stem type: Imperative stemPronominal prefixes: Agent ImperativeComposition
Orthography ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑h‑ ‑ah Phonological Form -wyęhwi- -h- -ah Interlinear gloss know how inch imp Stem (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑h‑ ‑ah Base (verb) ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ ‑h‑ Root (verb)🔗🔗 ‑ienhwi‑ / ‑nienhwi‑ Stem examples
- Seienhwihah !
Learn how to do it!
- Seienhwihah !