iwe
Chichewa
Etymology
Cognate with Tumbuka iwe (“thou, you singular”), Venda iwe (“thou, you singular”), Swahili wewe (“thou, you singular”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.we/
Pronoun
iwe
- you (second-person singular informal personal pronoun)
See also
Chichewa personal pronouns
Chuukese
Conjunction
iwe
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiː.we/
Noun
īwe
- dative singular of īw
Swahili
Verb
iwe
- inflection of -wa:
- m-mi class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative
- n class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative
Tooro
Etymology
Cognate with Chichewa iwe (“thou, you singular”), Tumbuka iwe (“thou, you singular”), Venda iwe (“thou, you singular”) and Swahili wewe (“thou, you singular”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /íːwe/
Pronoun
iwe
- you (second-person singular personal pronoun)
- Ni iwe. ― It's you.
See also
| class | person | independent | possessive | subject concord |
object concord |
combined forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| na | ni | ||||||
| class 1 | first | nyowe, nye | -ange | n- | -n- | nanyowe, nanye | ninyowe, ninye |
| second | iwe | -awe | o- | -ku- | naiwe | niiwe | |
| third | uwe | -e | a- | -mu- | nawe | nuwe | |
| class 2 | first | itwe | -aitu | tu- | -tu- | naitwe | niitwe |
| second | inywe | -anyu | mu- | -ba- | nainywe | niinywe | |
| third | abo | -abo | ba- | -ba- | nabo | nubo | |
| class 3 | gwo | -agwo | gu- | -gu- | nagwo | nugwo | |
| class 4 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
| class 5 | lyo | -alyo | li- | -li- | nalyo | niryo | |
| class 6 | go | -ago | ga- | -ga- | nago | nugo | |
| class 7 | kyo | -akyo | ki- | -ki- | nakyo | nikyo | |
| class 8 | byo | -abyo | bi- | -bi- | nabyo | nibyo | |
| class 9 | yo | -ayo | e- | -gi- | nayo | niyo | |
| class 10 | zo | -azo | zi- | -zi- | nazo | nizo | |
| class 11 | rwo | -arwo | ru- | -ru- | narwo | nurwo | |
| class 12 | ko | -ako | ka- | -ka- | nako | nuko | |
| class 13 | two | -atwo | tu- | -tu- | natwo | nutwo | |
| class 14 | bwo | -abwo | bu- | -bu- | nabwo | nubwo | |
| class 15 | kwo | -akwo | ku- | -ku- | nakwo | nukwo | |
| class 16 | ho | -aho | ha- | -ha- | naho | nuho | |
| class 17 | (kwo) | N/A | ha- (...-yo) |
-ha- | N/A | nukwo | |
| class 18 | (mwo) | -amwo | ha- (...-mu) |
-ha- | N/A | numwo | |
| reflexive | -enyini, -onyini | — | -e- | — | |||
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 411
Tumbuka
Etymology
Cognate with Chichewa iwe (“thou, you singular”), Venda iwe (“thou, you singular”) and Swahili wewe (“thou, you singular”).
Pronoun
iwe
- you (second-person singular personal pronoun)
See also
| singular | plural or formal | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ine | ise |
| 2nd person | iwe | imwe |
| 3rd person | iye | iwo |
Venda
Etymology
Cognate with Chichewa iwe (“thou, you singular”), Tumbuka iwe (“thou, you singular”), Tooro iwe (“thou, you singular”) and Swahili wewe (“thou, you singular”).
Pronoun
iwe
- you; second-person singular pronoun.
Yoruba
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wé (“to bind, to wrap”), literally “That which can be bound”. Compare with Doublet of ewé
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.wé/
Noun
ìwé
- paper
- document, letter
- book, publication
- Synonym: tírà
- wọ́n ń tẹ ìwé ― They were printing books
- a scientific or academic research document
- (by extension) learning, education
Derived terms
- atàwé (“bookseller”)
- ilé-ìwé (“school”)
- kọ̀wé (“to write (a book, letter)”)
- ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)
- sọ̀wédowó (“check”)
- sọ̀wédowó posọ́fíìsì (“money order”)
- àkójọ orúkọ-ìwé (“bibliography”)
- àpòòwé (“envelope”)
- ìwé abọ́dúndé (“yearbook”)
- ìwé atúmọ̀ gbogbogbòò (“encyclopedia”)
- ìwé ẹ̀bẹ̀ (“petition”)
- ìwé ẹ̀sùn-líle (“indictment”)
- ìwé iṣẹ́-àmúṣe (“workbook”)
- ìwé pẹlẹbẹ (“pamphlet”)
- ìwé àkọsílẹ̀ (“notepad, written document”)
- ìwé àṣekágbá (“essay, school report”)
- ìwé ìpenilẹ́jọ (“summons”)
- ìwé ìpààrọ̀-owó (“bill of exchange”)
- ìwé ìròyìn (“newspaper”)
- ìwé-afúnniláṣẹ (“charter”)
- ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìn-páálí (“hardback”)
- ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìnfẹ́lẹ́ (“paperback”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí (“testimonial, certificate”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí afàṣẹ-ìṣẹ̀dáfúnni (“patent letter”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí dípúlómà (“diploma”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí ẹ̀bùn (“gift certificate”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí Ẹ́ń-siì (“Nigerian NCE certificate”)
- ìwé-ẹ̀rí àsósó (“associate's degree”)
- ìwé-ilé (“rent lease”)
- ìwé-ọkọ̀ (“travel ticket”)
- ìwé-pàpàírọ̀ (“papyrus”)
- ìwé-rìsíìtì (“receipt”)
- ìwé-sọ̀wédowó (“cheque, checkbook”)
- ìwé-àdákọ́ (“preparatory school”)
- ìwé-àdéhùn (“contract, written agreement, deed”)
- ìwé-àfọwọ́kọ (“manuscript”)
- ìwé-àjákọ (“loose sheet of paper”)
- ìwé-àkọsílẹ̀ ìsanwó-iṣẹ́ (“voucher”)
- ìwé-àkànlò (“textbook”)
- ìwé-àkàsóde (“reading out loud”)
- ìwé-àlẹ̀kéde (“poster”)
- ìwé-àṣẹ (“license, warrant”)
- ìwé-àtìgbàdégbà (“journal”)
- ìwé-ìbò (“ballot paper”)
- ìwé-ìbúra (“affidavit”)
- ìwé-ìhagún (“written will”)
- ìwé-ìlèwọ́ (“brochure”)
- ìwé-ìlérí ẹgbẹ́-òṣèlú (“manifesto”)
- ìwé-ìpẹ̀jọ́ (“court summon”)
- ìwé-ìpè (“circular”)
- ìwé-ìpíngún (“written will”)
- ìwé-ìrìnnàlọ-sórílẹ̀-èdè-mìíràn (“passport”)
- ìwé-ìtàn (“history book, story book”)
- ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ (“novel”)
Etymology 2
Coganates with Ifẹ̀ Yoruba ighe, Èkìtì & Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba uwe
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ī.wē/
Noun
iwe
Etymology 3
Cognates with Yoruba èyí, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba ìyí
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ì.wé/
Pronoun
ìwé
Derived terms
- ibéwèé (“this place”)
- ìwéwèé (“this one”)