Entry
‑a’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 | aspect-mood suffix |
| Phonological Form | -aʔ |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *‑aʔ |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- kha’yendeh ne onhwa’ aywatsa’tänionhkwa’
this is the hour for our meal
- khondae’ aywatsa’tänionhkwa’
here are our dishes, here's what we make our meals of
- ondae’ yatetsen’tahkwa’
I’m treating myself, healing myself with this
- ondae’ yatsa’tänionhkwa’ de iyerhe’ aonsawatieronhkwaha’ de yieron’yeh
I eat my meals to restore the strength in my body, so that my body becomes strong again
- onkwendahchondiahkwa’
one uses it to prepare one's speech
- stan’ chiyitahkwa’ te’yenh
it isn’t at all my intention that I do this
- teyehkwa’
I take it, I’m taking it
- tho aywatsa’tänionhkwa’
it’s the place we eat our meals, it’s the dining hall
See also:
- etionte’rohchahndorehchaentahkwa’
parking lot
- onkwendotrahtahkwa’
telephone (lit. one uses it to make one's voice travel)