Entry
hehchi‑/hehchie‑/hehs‑/hehch‑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 | hehchi‑ |
| Phonological Form | hehs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hehs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hehchi‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. |
| Form | hehchie‑ |
| Phonological Form | hehse- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hehse‑ |
| Notes | |
| Form | hehs‑ |
| Phonological Form | hehs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hehs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hehs‑: This pronominal prefix form is used 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 | hehch‑ |
| Phonological Form | hehs- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hehs‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hehch‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: iV-stem, r-stem, and i-stem. |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- Chiatatennonhchionniänihk sonhwa’ ? Stan’ tehia’ndiara’sennihk de hehchien’ah ?
Are you building your house all by yourself? Your son doesn’t help you?
- ehechieht onhwa’ kha’ entate’
you will wake him up today
- ehehchrio’
you will fight him
- hehchrios
you kill him, you’re killing him
- hehsta’yändihk
you sow for him
- Hesatahrontonhndah de hehchien’ah !
Go ask your son for his news!
- Kwïohti öne tehata’s de hehchien’ah ?
Does your son stand up on his feet?