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From Middle Korean우〮리〮(wúlí), from Old Korean吾里(*WUli), from Old Korean又(*wu) + unknown suffix *-li. The root is different from the singular first-person pronoun, 나(na).
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.
Uri seonbaedeulkkirineun imi gyeoljeong'eul naeryeosseuni neoneun geu uigyeoneul ttareura.
We, the seniors, have already made our decision, so you should follow that opinion.
(when referring to one's own family members)my, our (prefixed to a noun to indicate that the noun is intimately associated with or belongs to the speaker’s group)
moyyang canay-tolye na-y nilwotoy hontoy nwuesye, "i pwoswo, nom-two wuli kothi selo eyyesspi nyekye solang-holi? nom-two wuli kothonka?"
All the time, I used to say to you—while we were lying together—"Hey, do you think other look at each other as prettily and love each other as much as we do? Do you think they're like us too?"