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Japanese
Etymology
Shift from 私 (watashi). Used by early modern artisans and prostitutes.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
わっち • (watchi)
- 私: (now dialectal) first-person singular pronoun
1765–1840, Haifū yanagidaru (誹風柳多留), volume 14:
- わっちをも請け出してよと禿泣き
- watchi o mo ukedashiteyo to kaburo naki
- "Please redeem me too!" A kaburo cries.
- (dialectal, Tottori) second-person plural pronoun