we (content word)
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| Pronunciation | /we/ 🔊 |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
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| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
we is an obscure post-ku content word roughly meaning "guy".
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
we roughly means "guy, pal, friend, buddy".
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for we (we) depicts a face with sunglasses.
See also[edit | edit source]
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "we" on lipu Linku