Entry
honw‑/honwa‑/honwä‑/honwen‑/hon‑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 | honw‑ |
| Phonological Form | hǫw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hǫw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
honw‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, and en-stem. |
| Form | honwa‑ |
| Phonological Form | hǫwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hǫwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
honwa‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: C-stem, iV-stem, and r-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with the glide i (iV-stem), the glide i is elided. |
| Form | honwä‑ |
| Phonological Form | hǫwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hǫwa‑ |
| Notes | |
| Form | honwen‑ |
| Phonological Form | hǫwa- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hǫwa‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
honwen‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the i-stem conjugation class. The vowel i of the stem combines with the a of the original form of this prefix (honwa-) to become honwen-. |
| Form | hon‑ |
| Phonological Form | hǫw- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *hǫw‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
hon‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: o-stem and on-stem. |
| Cross-references to manuscripts | |
Examples of the entry
- honwaentändih
they have saved him his share
- honwahawi’sennihe’
they are going along carrying it for him
- onsahonwa’iay
they took revenge on him