Entry
‑wend‑/‑wenn‑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 | C-stem |
| Form | ‑wend‑ |
| Phonological Form | -węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑węn‑ |
| Form | ‑wenn‑ |
| Phonological Form | -węn- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑węn‑ |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- ayewendierihenh
I have given my word, I am committed, my voice is straight
- a’skakwendawe’sen’
you refused me, you blocked your voice from me
- khewendahronkha’ de ayoatsih
I hear people singing
- onkwendahchondiahkwa’
one uses it to prepare one's speech
- Sakwendierihk !
Talk frankly, directly, and without beating around the bush!
- Sakwendöndaht !
Speak louder! Project your voice!
- skawendat
a single voice
- stan’ ne endi’ yewendïio’ te’yenh dekha’ ekaenton’
I am not the owner of these pieces of furniture
- stan’ te’yonwakwendaweyindihk
I don’t refuse you anything, I’m not refusing you anything
- te’onkwendierihahs
they do not speak clearly at all
- tho ihawendou’tenh tihchiewendou’tenh
he speaks like you
- yewendatënions
I translate, I am translating, I am a translator
- yonwendihchias tisa’ndiyonhrou’tenh
I ask for your opinion
See also:
- ‑akwendahchondi‑ / ‑akwendahchonni‑ / ‑akwendahchrondi‑ / ‑akwendahchronni‑
to prepare what one will say, to prepare one’s speech or talk
- ‑akwendahton’t‑
to become silent, to stop talking (lit. to make one’s voice get lost)
- ‑akwendierih‑
to speak clearly, intelligibly, to speak frankly, to make one's voice straight
- onkwendotrahtahkwa’
telephone (lit. one uses it to make one's voice travel)
- ‑wendahronk‑ / ‑wendahrony‑
to hear someone's voice, to hear someone speak
- ‑wendahskwahenh‑ / ‑wendahskwahen’nd‑
to hate someone’s voice
- ‑wendatënion‑ / ‑wendatëndi‑
translate from one language to another
- ‑wennon’weskwändi‑ / ‑wennon’weskwen‑
to like someone's voice, words or orders, to be pleased, content or satisfied with someone's voice, words, or orders