we (content word)

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we is an obscure post-ku content word roughly meaning "guy".

we in sitelen pona
Pronunciation /we/
Usage 2023: Obscure (2% ↗︎ )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
Book and era No book (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

Etymology Edit

The word we is derived from colloquial Mexican Spanish güey, meaning "dude, guy". It was coined by jan Kiwisin and jan Telupiso in 2022.

Semantic space Edit

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we roughly means "guy, pal, friend, buddy".

sitelen pona Edit

The sitelen pona glyph for we (we) depicts a face with sunglasses.

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