io̧kwe

Marshallese

Alternative forms

Etymology

iia (“rainbow”) +‎ kwe (“you”).[1]

Pronunciation

Interjection

io̧kwe (M.O.D.: iọkwe)

  1. hello
  2. goodbye

Noun

io̧kwe (M.O.D.: iọkwe) (construct form io̧kwein)

  1. love
  2. greet
  3. sympathy

Verb

io̧kwe (M.O.D.: iọkwe)

  1. to greet
  2. to love
  3. to bid farewell
  4. to sympathize

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20191222083434/https://saraecannon.com/2016/08/29/bar-loe-kom-see-you-later-marshall-islands/
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