"wena" meaning in Xhosa

See wena in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: [weːná] Forms: wená [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Nguni *wená. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-ngu-pro|*wená}} Proto-Nguni *wená Head templates: {{head|xh|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns|head=wená}} wená
  1. you, thou, thee; second-person singular absolute pronoun.
    Sense id: en-wena-xh-pron-xAS7Cr7A Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa personal pronouns, Xhosa pronouns

Download JSON data for wena meaning in Xhosa (1.0kB)

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