mwe

See also: MWE

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwɛ/

Numeral

mwe

1. one

   mũndũ ũmwe - a person

   ũndũ ũmwe na - the same thing as

2. (with plural) some

   andũ amwe - some of the people

Inflection

agreement of mwe

	Singular	Plural
Class 1, Class 2	ũmwe	amwe
Class 3, Class 4	ũmwe	ĩmwe
Class 5, Class 6	rĩmwe	mamwe
Class 7, Class 8	kĩmwe	imwe
Class 9, Class 10	ĩmwe	imwe
Class 11, Class 10	rũmwe	imwe
Class 12, Class 13	kamwe	tũmwe
Class 14, Class 6	ũmwe	mamwe
Class 15, Class 6	kũmwe	mamwe
Class 16	hamwe	-

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe
• gĩathĩ gĩtharagio nĩ gaka kamwe
• kaara kamwe gatiũragaga ndaa
• kĩara kĩmwe gĩtiũragaga ndaa
• mũtumia na kĩonje nĩ ũndũ ũmwe
• mwagi maguta oigaga atĩ hunyũ nĩ ũmwe na arũme
• rũtungu rũmwe rũtiraragia mwaki
• ũũgĩ wa mũndũ ũmwe ndũrĩmaga

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman mue.

Noun

mwe

1. Alternative form of mewe (“cage”)

Etymology 2

From Old French muer.

Verb

mwe

1. Alternative form of mewen (“to moult”)

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Swahili

Verb

mwe

1. second-person plural subjunctive affirmative of -wa