wao
See also: waö
Lindu
Noun
wao
- reflection
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Pronoun
wao
- they (third-person plural pronoun)
See also
Swahili personal pronouns
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | mimi | sisi |
| 2nd person | wewe | ninyi |
| 3rd person | yeye | wao |
Adjective
wao
- M class inflected form of -ao.
- U class inflected form of -ao.
- Wa class inflected form of -ao.
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwa.o/
Verb
wao
- (intransitive) to play
Conjugation
| Conjugation of wao (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tawao | mawao | awao | |
| 2nd person | nawao | fawao | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | iwao | dawao | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nawao, wao | fawao, wao | ||
Alternative forms
- wawau
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Wolio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋao/
Noun
wao
- rain
References
- Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris