wé

See also: Appendix:Variations of "we"

Dakota

Noun

wé

  1. blood

Javanese

Romanization

wé

  1. romanization of ꦮꦺ

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from Louisiana French ouais (“yeah, yes”), itself likely from oui (“yes”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /we/
  • Rhymes: -we, -e

Particle

wé

  1. yeah, yes
    Synonym: wi (less common)
    Antonym: non

Pichinglis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wé/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

Particle

wé

  1. Used to introduce relative, coordinate, time and complement clauses.
    • 2019, Kofi Yakpo, A grammar of Pichi (Studies in Diversity Linguistics; 23)‎[1] (overall work in English and Pichinglis), Berlin: Language Science Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 406:
      A go firma wé a go dɔ́n chɔ́p.
      I will sign when I have finished eating.

Etymology 2

From English way.

Noun

wé

  1. way

References

  • Kofi Yakpo (2019), A grammar of Pichi (Studies in Diversity Linguistics; 23)‎[2], Berlin: Language Science Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 577
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