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Apalaí
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Yao (South America) wewe.
Noun
wewe
- tree
Gun
Etymology
Cognates include Fon wèwé, Saxwe Gbe wě
Pronunciation
Adjective
wéwé
- white
Kari'na
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Trió wewe, Wayana wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe.
Pronunciation
Noun
wewe (possessed wewery, wery)
- tree
- wood
- stick, rod
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 427
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “wewe”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 519; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 508
Ojibwe
Noun
wewe
- wild goose
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German weben, Dutch weven, English weave.
Verb
wewe
- to weave
Swahili
Pronunciation
Pronoun
wewe
- you (second-person singular pronoun)
See also
| Number
|
Person
|
Independent
|
Subject concord
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Object concord
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Combined forms
|
Possessive
|
| affirmative
|
negative
|
na
|
ndi-
|
si-
|
| Singular |
First
|
mimi
|
ni-
|
si-
|
-ni-
|
nami, na mimi
|
ndimi, ndiye
|
simi, siye
|
-angu
|
| Second
|
wewe
|
u-
|
hu-
|
-ku-
|
nawe, na wewe
|
ndiwe, ndiye
|
siwe, siye
|
-ako
|
| Third
|
yeye
|
a-, yu-
|
ha-, hayu-
|
-m-, -mw-, -mu-
|
naye, na yeye
|
ndiye
|
siye
|
-ake
|
| Plural |
First
|
sisi
|
tu-
|
hatu-
|
-tu-
|
nasi, na sisi
|
ndisi, ndio
|
sio
|
-etu
|
| Second
|
ninyi
|
m-, mw-, mu-
|
ham-, hamw-, hamu-
|
-wa-
|
nanyi, na ninyi
|
ndinyi, ndio
|
sinyi, sio
|
-enu
|
| Third
|
wao
|
wa-
|
hawa-
|
-wa-
|
nao
|
ndio
|
sio
|
-ao
|
| Reflexive
|
—
|
—
|
-ji-
|
—
|
—
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| For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.
|
Wayana
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Kari'na wewe, Trió wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe.
Noun
wewe
- tree
- wood
- stick
References
Yao (South America)
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Apalaí wewe.
Noun
wewe
- tree
Further reading
- de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642–643