wä

Aiwoo

Verb

wä

1. to go
2. to walk

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• vä
• ve

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʋɛ], [ʋe̞]

Etymology

From Old Norse við.

Preposition

wä

1. (with accusative, with dative) with

   Falkjä gjär sä fult wä ȯuwun sä du kȧn int wara lawi dȯm.

   The people are so full of envy that you cannot be among them.

2. (with accusative, with dative) beside, near

   Lägg ne ä vä spisom!

   Put it down by the stove

Derived terms

• lawi (“next to, in company with”)
• vehall (“support”)