wetin
Krio
Etymology
From English what thing, compare Nigerian Pidgin wetin.[1]
Pronoun
wétîn
- (interrogative) what
See also
| -man (“man”) | -bɔdi (“body”) | -wan (“one”) | -tin (“thing”) | -kayn (“kind”) | -tɛm (“time”) | -say (“side”) | -dat (“that”) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ɔl (“all”) | ɔlman | — | — | — | ɔlkayn | ɔltɛm | ɔlsay | — |
| sɔm (“some”) | sɔm-man | sɔmbɔdi | sɔmwan | sɔntin | sɔnkayn | sɔntɛm | — | — |
| nɔn (“none”) | — | nɔbɔdi | nɔnwan | natin | nɔnkayn | — | — | — |
| ɛni (“any”) | — | ɛnibɔdi | ɛniwan | ɛnitin | ɛnikayn | ɛnitɛm | ɛnisay | — |
| ɛvri (“every”) | ɛvriman | ɛvribɔdi | ɛvriwan | ɛvritin | ɛvrikayn | ɛvritɛm | ɛvrisay | — |
| u (“who”)/ us (“which”) |
— | — | uswan | ustin | uskayn | — | usay | udat |
| we (“what”) | — | — | — | wetin | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 389
- Fyle, Clifford N., Jones, Eldred D. (1980) A Krio-English dictionary, USA: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page xxviii
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English what thing, compare Krio wetin.
Pronoun
wetin
- what
- 2025 April 23, Orla Guerin, “More dan 150 pipo injure as earthquakes shake buildings for Turkey Istanbul”, in BBC News Pidgin[1]:
- Di largest earthquake on Wednesday bin strike around 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), na wetin Turkey emergency services tok.
- The largest earthquake on Wednesday struck around 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), is what Turkey emergency services said.