iwe

See also: iwę, Iwę, and îwe

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.we/

Pronoun

iwe

1. you (second-person singular informal personal pronoun)

See also

Chichewa personal pronouns

	singular	plural or formal
1st person	ine	ife
2nd person	iwe	inu
3rd person	iye	iwo

Chuukese

Conjunction

iwe

1. so
2. therefore

Swahili

Verb

iwe

1. inflection of -wa:
   1. m-mi class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative
   2. n class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative

Tooro

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /íːwe/

Pronoun

iwe

1. you (second-person singular personal pronoun)

   Ni iwe. ― It's you.

See also

Tooro personal pronouns

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

Pronoun

iwe

1. you (second-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Tumbuka personal pronouns

	singular	plural or formal
1st person	ine	ise
2nd person	iwe	imwe
3rd person	iye	iwo

Venda

Pronoun

iwe

1. you; second-person singular pronoun.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ùwé
• eghé (Owe)

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

1. paper

   Synonyms: bébà, tákàdá, pépà

2. document, letter
3. book, publication

   Synonym: tírà

   wọ́n ń tẹ ìwé ― They were printing books

4. a scientific or academic research document
5. (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

Iwe adìyẹ

Coganates with Ifẹ̀ Yoruba ighe, Èkìtì & Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba uwe

Alternative forms

• owe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.wē/

Noun

iwe

1. (zootomy) gizzard
2. kidney

   Synonyms: erè-inú, kíndìnrín

Etymology 3

Cognates with Yoruba èyí, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba ìyí

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wé/

Pronoun

ìwé

1. (Ijebu) this

Derived terms

• ibéwèé (“this place”)
• ìwéwèé (“this one”)

Related terms

• wèé (“this”)
• ọ̀wọ̀nwé (“these”)
• wọ̀nwé (“these”)
• ọ̀wọ̀nyẹ̀n (“those”)
• wọ̀nyẹ̀n (“those”)
• ìyẹ̀n (“that”)
• yẹ̀n (“that”)