Entry
khe‑/khë‑/kh‑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 | khe‑ |
| Phonological Form | khe- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *khe‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
khe‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, C-stem, iV-stem, r-stem, i-stem, o-stem, and on-stem. When this prefix attaches to a stem that begins with either the vowel i (i-stem) or the glide i (iV-stem), the vowel i or the glide i is elided. |
| Form | khë‑ |
| Phonological Form | khe- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *khe‑ |
| Notes |
Note on usage:
khë‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: e-stem and n(d)V-stem. |
| Form | kh‑ |
| Phonological Form | khe- |
| Pre-Wendat Form | *khe‑ |
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Examples
Examples of the entry
- ahskennon’nia khënonhtenhk tha’ titeonton’wes
I give it to them for nothing, without an ulterior motive, in peace, and nevertheless, they are not grateful
- a’khen’ndiyonhraenton’s de ayorahskwanh
I think about those who have left
- khewendahronkha’ de ayoatsih
I hear people singing
- öne onyrihwenta’s de kherihwaienständihihk
I just finished the teaching I was doing
- te’khëndaratih onyweh
I have not put any human into the world, I have not had children
- te’khëndare’ de khëen’ah aꞏyenhk
I don’t have anyone who is like my child, I don’t have any children