iwe
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Iwe adìyẹ
Chichewa
Pronunciation
Pronoun
iwe
- you (second-person singular informal personal pronoun)
See also
Chichewa personal pronouns
Chuukese
Conjunction
iwe
Swahili
Verb
iwe
- inflection of -wa:
Tooro
Pronunciation
Pronoun
iwe
- you (second-person singular personal pronoun)
- Ni iwe. ― It's you.
See also
Tooro personal pronouns
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 411
Tumbuka
Pronoun
iwe
- you (second-person singular personal pronoun)
See also
Tumbuka personal pronouns
Venda
Pronoun
iwe
- you; second-person singular pronoun.
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wé (“to bind, to wrap”), literally “That which can be bound”. Compare with Doublet of ewé
Pronunciation
Noun
ìwé
- paper
- document, letter
- book, publication
- wọ́n ń tẹ ìwé ― They were printing books
- a scientific or academic research document
- (by extension) learning, education
Derived terms
- atàwé (“bookseller”)
- ilé-ìwé (“school”)
- kọ̀wé (“to write (a book, letter)”)
- ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)
- sọ̀wédowó posọ́fíìsì (“money order”)
- sọ̀wédowó (“check”)
- àkójọ orúkọ-ìwé (“bibliography”)
- àpòòwé (“envelope”)
- ìwé abọ́dúndé (“yearbook”)
- ìwé atúmọ̀ gbogbogbòò (“encyclopedia”)
- ìwé ẹ̀bẹ̀ (“petition”)
- ìwé ẹ̀sùn-líle (“indictment”)
- ìwé iṣẹ́-àmúṣe (“workbook”)
- ìwé pẹlẹbẹ (“pamphlet”)
- ìwé àkọsílẹ̀ (“notepad, written document”)
- ìwé àṣekágbá (“essay, school report”)
- ìwé ìpenilẹ́jọ (“summons”)
- ìwé ìpààrọ̀-owó (“bill of exchange”)
- ìwé ìròyìn (“newspaper”)
- ìwé-afúnniláṣẹ (“charter”)
- ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìn-páálí (“hardback”)
- ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìnfẹ́lẹ́ (“paperback”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí afàṣẹ-ìṣẹ̀dáfúnni (“patent letter”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí dípúlómà (“diploma”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí ẹ̀bùn (“gift certificate”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí Ẹ́ń-siì (“Nigerian NCE certificate”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí àsósó (“associate's degree”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí (“testimonial, certificate”)
- ìwé-ilé (“rent lease”)
- ìwé-ọkọ̀ (“travel ticket”)
- ìwé-pàpàírọ̀ (“papyrus”)
- ìwé-rìsíìtì (“receipt”)
- ìwé-sọ̀wédowó (“cheque, checkbook”)
- ìwé-àdákọ́ (“preparatory school”)
- ìwé-àdéhùn (“contract, written agreement, deed”)
- ìwé-àfọwọ́kọ (“manuscript”)
- ìwé-àjákọ (“loose sheet of paper”)
- ìwé-àkọsílẹ̀ ìsanwó-iṣẹ́ (“voucher”)
- ìwé-àkànlò (“textbook”)
- ìwé-àkàsóde (“reading out loud”)
- ìwé-àlẹ̀kéde (“poster”)
- ìwé-àṣẹ (“license, warrant”)
- ìwé-àtìgbàdégbà (“journal”)
- ìwé-ìbò (“ballot paper”)
- ìwé-ìbúra (“affidavit”)
- ìwé-ìhagún (“written will”)
- ìwé-ìlèwọ́ (“brochure”)
- ìwé-ìlérí ẹgbẹ́-òṣèlú (“manifesto”)
- ìwé-ìpẹ̀jọ́ (“court summon”)
- ìwé-ìpè (“circular”)
- ìwé-ìpíngún (“written will”)
- ìwé-ìrìnnàlọ-sórílẹ̀-èdè-mìíràn (“passport”)
- ìwé-ìtàn (“history book, story book”)
- ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ (“novel”)
Etymology 2
Coganates with Ifẹ̀ Yoruba ighe, Èkìtì & Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba uwe
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
iwe
Etymology 3
Cognates with Yoruba èyí, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba ìyí
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ìwé