Wendat Dictionary Project: Entry: hi‑

Entry

hi‑ / hia‑ / hien‑ 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.
Definition	he > you (singular); transitive pronominal prefix for third person masculine singular acting on second person singular
Part of Speech	pronominal prefix
Form	hi‑
Phonological Form	hy-
Pre-Wendat Form	*hy‑
Notes	Note on usage: hi‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the following conjugation classes: a-stem, e-stem, en-stem, o-stem, and on-stem.
Form	hia‑
Phonological Form	hya-
Pre-Wendat Form	*hya‑
Notes	Note on usage: hia‑: This pronominal prefix form is used with the C-stem conjugation class.
Form	hien‑
Phonological Form	hya-
Pre-Wendat Form	*hya‑
Notes	Note on usage: hien‑: 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 (hia-) to become hien-.
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