Entry
‑hndiri‑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 | verb root |
| Verb Class | patient stative verb |
| Conjugation Class | C-stem |
| Phonological Form | -hniri- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑hniri‑ |
| Noun Incorporation Status | Noun incorporation optionally occurs with this form. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- hoa’tahndirih
he’s a man that is robust, vigorous, strong, in good health
- hotinhotonhk hotihndihtihnen’
they had closed the door forcefully
- ohndirih
it’s firm
- orihwahndirih
it’s a sure, stable thing; the matter is settled, concluded
- Tayia’tahndihtah !
Support me, strengthen me, keep me strong!
See also:
- ‑ia’tahndiri‑
to be someone who is strong, robust, vigorous, in good health
- ‑rihwahndiri‑
to be a sure or stable thing, to be a concluded, decided, settled matter
Verb stems
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-hndirih
Stem type: Stative stemPronominal prefixes: PatientComposition
Orthography ‑hndiri‑ ‑h Phonological Form -hniri- -h Interlinear gloss be hard stat Stem (verb) ‑hndiri‑ ‑h Base (verb) ‑hndiri‑ Root (verb) ‑hndiri‑