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Onkwendahchondiahkwa’ Wendat Dictionary
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Onkwendahchondiahkwa’ Wendat Dictionary

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Entry

tionnhonhskwa’yen’

/

kionnhonhskwa’yen’

Definition
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Part of Speech particle nominal
Form tionnhonhskwa’yen’
Phonological Form tyǫnhǫhskwaʔkęʔ
Pre-Wendat Form *tyǫnhǫhskwaʔkęʔ
Form kionnhonhskwa’yen’
Phonological Form tyǫnhǫhskwaʔkęʔ
Pre-Wendat Form *tyǫnhǫhskwaʔkęʔ
Notes
Note on usage:
Either tionnhonhskwa’yen’ or kionnhonhskwa’yen’ can be used without a change in meaning. The alternation between t and k before the semi-vowel i in these words is due to older Wendat dialect differences.
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