"iwe" meaning in Tooro

See iwe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /íːwe/
Etymology: Cognate with Chichewa iwe (“thou, you singular”), Tumbuka iwe (“thou, you singular”), Venda iwe (“thou, you singular”) and Swahili wewe (“thou, you singular”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ny|iwe||thou, you singular}} Chichewa iwe (“thou, you singular”), {{cog|tum|iwe||thou, you singular}} Tumbuka iwe (“thou, you singular”), {{cog|ve|iwe||thou, you singular}} Venda iwe (“thou, you singular”), {{cog|sw|wewe||thou, you singular}} Swahili wewe (“thou, you singular”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|pronoun}} iwe
  1. you (second-person singular personal pronoun)
    Sense id: en-iwe-ttj-pron-9c6GZYP3 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Tooro entries with incorrect language header, Tooro personal pronouns, Tooro pronouns, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 15 0 0 20 2 2 16 15 18 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 0 0 20 2 2 16 16 18 1 2 1 2 2 5 1 0 Related terms: nyowe, nye, -ange, n-, -n-, nanyowe, nanye, ninyowe, ninye, -awe, o-, -ku-, naiwe, niiwe, uwe, -e, a-, -mu-, nawe, nuwe, itwe, -aitu, tu-, -tu-, naitwe, niitwe, inywe, -anyu, mu-, -ba-, nainywe, niinywe, bo, -abo, ba-, nabo, nubo, gwo, -agwo, gu-, -gu-, nagwo, nugwo, yo, -ayo, e-, -gi-, nayo, niyo, lyo, -alyo, li-, -li-, nalyo, niryo, go, -ago, ga-, -ga-, nago, nugo, kyo, -akyo, ki-, -ki-, nakyo, nikyo, byo, -abyo, bi-, -bi-, nabyo, nibyo, zo, -azo, zi-, -zi-, nazo, nizo, rwo, -arwo, ru-, -ru-, narwo, nurwo, ko, -ako, ka-, -ka-, nako, nuko, two, -atwo, natwo, nutwo, bwo, -abwo, bu-, -bu-, nabwo, nubwo, kwo, -akwo, ku-, nakwo, nukwo, ho, -aho, ha-, -ha-, naho, nuho, N/A, ha-(...-yo), -amwo, ha-(...-mu), numwo, -enyini, -onyini, , -e-
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          "translation": "How about you?",
          "type": "example"
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          "word": "-n-"
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          "word": "-awe"
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          "word": "o-"
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          "word": "niiwe"
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          "word": "itwe"
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          "word": "tu-"
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          "word": "-tu-"
        },
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          "word": "naitwe"
        },
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          "word": "niitwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "inywe"
        },
        {
          "word": "-anyu"
        },
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          "word": "mu-"
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          "word": "-ba-"
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          "word": "nainywe"
        },
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          "word": "niinywe"
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        {
          "word": "bo"
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        {
          "word": "-abo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ba-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nabo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nubo"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-agwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "gu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-gu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nagwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nugwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "yo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ayo"
        },
        {
          "word": "e-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-gi-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nayo"
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        },
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          "word": "lyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-alyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "li-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-li-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nalyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "niryo"
        },
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          "word": "go"
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          "word": "-ago"
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          "word": "ga-"
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          "word": "nago"
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        },
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          "word": "-ki-"
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        },
        {
          "word": "nikyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "byo"
        },
        {
          "word": "-abyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "bi-"
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        {
          "word": "-bi-"
        },
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          "word": "nabyo"
        },
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          "word": "nibyo"
        },
        {
          "word": "zo"
        },
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          "word": "-azo"
        },
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          "word": "zi-"
        },
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          "word": "-zi-"
        },
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          "word": "rwo"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "ru-"
        },
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          "word": "-ru-"
        },
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          "word": "narwo"
        },
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          "word": "nurwo"
        },
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          "word": "ko"
        },
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          "word": "-ako"
        },
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          "word": "ka-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ka-"
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        {
          "word": "nako"
        },
        {
          "word": "nuko"
        },
        {
          "word": "two"
        },
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          "word": "-atwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "natwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nutwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "bwo"
        },
        {
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        },
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        {
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        {
          "word": "nubwo"
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        {
          "word": "kwo"
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          "word": "nukwo"
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          "word": "ho"
        },
        {
          "word": "-aho"
        },
        {
          "word": "ha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "naho"
        },
        {
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "-amwo"
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          "word": "ha-(...-mu)"
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          "word": "numwo"
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        },
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          "word": "-onyini"
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      "ipa": "/íːwe/"
    }
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    },
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    {
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      "word": "-ki-"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "-bi-"
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      "word": "nibyo"
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    {
      "word": "-zi-"
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    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "-ru-"
    },
    {
      "word": "narwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "nurwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ko"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "ka-"
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    {
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    },
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    },
    {
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    {
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    {
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "nukwo"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "-ha-"
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      "word": "nuho"
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      "word": "ha-(...-mu)"
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      "word": "-onyini"
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          "english": "How about you?",
          "text": "Kandi iwe?",
          "translation": "How about you?",
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          "english": "You, as a human being, should settle [in new places] and build houses / Teach children, plant trees, write books, play songs",
          "ref": "2007, Kigambo Araali, “Ekirale [Legacy]”, Engabu za Tooro:",
          "text": "Iwe nk'omuntu, tembura kandi oyombeke enju / Osomese abaana, byara emiti, handiika ebitabu, oteere ebizina",
          "translation": "You, as a human being, should settle [in new places] and build houses / Teach children, plant trees, write books, play songs",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (second-person singular personal pronoun)"
      ],
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        [
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/íːwe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iwe"
}

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