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Marshallese
Pronunciation
Noun
jowi
- clan; matrilineal kin
- race
References
Mokilese
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *tapuʀi (“conch shell horn”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabuʀi (“conch shell horn”)
Noun
jowi
- conch shell
External links
Rayón Zoque
Verb
jowi
- (stative) be stupid
- (stative) be crazy
Derived terms
References
- Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 10