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Betawi
- gua (Literary dialect)
- guah (Bekasi dialect)
- gue (Tanah Abang dialect)
Etymology
From Chinese Hokkien 我 (góa, “I, me, my”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuˈ(w)ɛ/
- Hyphenation: gu‧è
Pronoun
guè
- Meester form of gua
Usage notes
- Used mainly in a common situation, especially between friends or by someone older in terms of speaking to a younger person. As for the usage by a younger person speaking with an older person, there is no agreement whether it is appropriate to do so or not: some would regard it as inappropriate, some other would not.
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