yokwe

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Etymology

iia (“rainbow”) +‎ kwe (“you”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [i̯ɒɡʷɛ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /ji̯jækʷɛj/
  • Bender phonemes: {yi'yakʷey}

Interjection

yokwe

  1. hello
  2. goodbye

Noun

yokwe

  1. love
  2. greet
  3. sympathy

Verb

yokwe

  1. to greet
  2. to love
  3. to bid farewell
  4. to sympathize

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20191222083434/https://saraecannon.com/2016/08/29/bar-loe-kom-see-you-later-marshall-islands/
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