wewe

== Apalaí == === Etymology === From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Yao (South America) wewe. === Noun === wewe tree == Gun == === Etymology === Cognates include Fon wèwé, Saxwe Gbe wě === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wé.wé/ === Adjective === wéwé white == Kari'na == === Etymology === From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Trió wewe, Wayana wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe. === Pronunciation === (Venezuela) IPA(key): [βeːβe] (West Suriname) IPA(key): [ʋeːʋe] (East Suriname) IPA(key): [weːwe] === Noun === wewe (possessed wewery, wery) tree wood stick, rod === References === Courtz, Hendrik (2008), A Carib grammar and dictionary‎[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 427 Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931), “wewe”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 519; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎[2], Paris, 1956, page 508 == Ojibwe == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === wewe wild goose == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German weben, Dutch weven, English weave. === Verb === wewe to weave == Swahili == === Etymology === Cognate with Chichewa iwe (“thou, you singular”), Tumbuka iwe (“thou, you singular”), Tooro iwe (“thou, you singular”) and Venda iwe (“thou, you singular”). === Pronunciation === === Pronoun === wewe you (second-person singular pronoun) ==== See also ==== == Wayana == === Etymology === From Proto-Cariban *wewe; compare Apalaí wewe, Kari'na wewe, Trió wewe, Waiwai wewe, Yao (South America) wewe, veüe. === Noun === wewe tree wood stick === References === Eliane Camargo, Tapinkili, et al. (2010) Hakëne omijau eitop wajana-palasisi: Dictionnaire bilingue wayana-français == Yao (South America) == === Alternative forms === veüe === Etymology === From Proto-Cariban *wewe. Cognate to Kari'na wewe, Apalaí wewe. === Noun === wewe tree === Further reading === de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642–643