Entry
‑hchi‑/chi‑/‑hchie‑/chie‑/‑hs‑/s‑/‑hch‑/ch‑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 | pronominal prefix |
| Form | ‑hchi‑ |
| Phonological Form | -hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑hchi‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, iV-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
| Form | chi‑ |
| Phonological Form | hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
chi‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, iV-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
| Form | ‑hchie‑ |
| Phonological Form | -hse- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑hse‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑hchie‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the C-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | chie‑ |
| Phonological Form | hse- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hse‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
chie‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the C-stem conjugation class. |
| Form | ‑hs‑ |
| Phonological Form | -hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑hs‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. When this prefix attaches to the stem, the n or nd at the beginning of the stem becomes a t. |
| Form | s‑ |
| Phonological Form | hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
s‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the n(d)V-stem conjugation class. When this prefix attaches to the stem, the n or nd at the beginning of the stem becomes a t. |
| Form | ‑hch‑ |
| Phonological Form | -hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
‑hch‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-medially with the following conjugation classes: r-stem and i-stem. |
| Form | ch‑ |
| Phonological Form | hs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
ch‑: This pronominal prefix form is used word-initially with the following conjugation classes: r-stem and i-stem. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- ahchiahchi’toha’
your foot slipped into the water
- ahchiatowa’
you narrowly escaped it
- ahchiatrihwayennia’t
you made a grand, great move, a marvelous action
- ahchiesayänens
you licked the plate
- aꞏhchiatehenhk chionyweh te’yenh, ondae’ ïohtih tehchiatehen’s de chiëniennonh iyenh
you would be ashamed if you were a man, what makes you not ashamed is the fact that you’re a dog
- Chiatatennonhchionniänihk sonhwa’ ? Stan’ tehia’ndiara’sennihk de hehchien’ah ?
Are you building your house all by yourself? Your son doesn’t help you?
- chiatennonhchiondiahk
you’re making yourself a house
- Chiehonwaienhwih ?
Do you know how to make canoes?
- chiënionhronniahk
you make snowshoes, you’re making snowshoes
- chiestore’ de ihchiech
you eat quickly, you're eating quickly
- Hahnen’ ihstare’ ?
Where do you live?
- ha’tewentayeh tehchiatehiahchiorennhon’
you will rub your arm twice every day (with some liquid or oil)
- Ndiaweron chiehentetha’ ?
Which of the two do you like better?
- orihierihenh ehchiatatia’
you will speak correctly
- Ta’ohten’ chiatenhndinonhk ?
What do you want to buy?
- tehchiahonhtaweyih
you are deaf
- tho ihawendou’tenh tihchiewendou’tenh
he speaks like you
- yona’tihchiakhonhnen’ tha’ titehchi’trontahk
I went to look for you, but you weren’t there