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xwe

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Translingual

Symbol

xwe

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Xwela Gbe.

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Xwela Gbe terms

Gun

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷé.^[1] Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwé, Aja (West Africa) axwe, Fon xwé and Ewe aƒe.

Alternative forms

whé, òwhé, owhé (Nigeria)
òxwé, oxwé (Benin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷé/

Noun

xwé (plural xwé lɛ́) (Benin)

house

Derived terms

xwégbè (“house”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *-χʷe.^[2] Cognates include Saxwe Gbe oxwè, Aja (West Africa) exwe, Fon xwè and Ewe ƒe.

Alternative forms

whè, òwhè, owhè (Nigeria)
òxwè, oxwè (Benin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷè/

Noun

xwè (plural xwè lɛ́) (Benin)

year

References

^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 217
^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), pages 215, 225

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *hwáh, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”).

Pronoun

xwe

oneself
one's own
Xwarina xwe bixwe! ― Eat your meal!

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