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# (''rural'', ''derogatory'') urbanite, city dweller
# {{label|beme|rural|derogatory}} urbanite, city dweller
#: ''Yu ogulin dat '''woiwoi''' eh mub nyeh wi la?.''
#: ''Yu ogulin dat '''woiwoi''' eh mub nyeh wi la?.''
#:: "Did you see that urbanite who moved near us?"
#:: "Did you see that urbanite who moved near us?"
# (''Cassim Po'', ''slang'') a native of Cassim Po
# {{label|beme|Cassim Po|slang}} a native of Cassim Po
#: ''Im bi '''woiwoi''', bela wi.''
#: ''Im bi '''woiwoi''', bela wi.''
#:: "He's a Cassim Po native, like us."
#:: "He's a Cassim Po native, like us."
# (''chiefly [[Ketaserang|Seru]]'', ''derogatory'') a [[Columbé|Columbayo]]
# {{label|beme|chiefly Seru|derogatory}} a [[Columbé|Columbayo]]
# (''[[Columbé|Columban]]'', ''derogatory'') a [[Ketaserang|Seru]]
# {{label|beme|chiefly Columban|derogatory}} a [[Ketaserang|Seru]]


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
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# (''slang'', ''chiefly outside Cassim Po'') [[w:Gentrification|gentrified]]
# {{label|beme|slang|chiefly outside Cassim Po}} [[w:Gentrification|gentrified]]
#: ''Im lib ni '''woiwoi''' town. Yu wa wan?''
#: ''Im lib ni '''woiwoi''' town. Yu wa wan?''
#:: "He lives in a gentrified neighbourhood. Do you want to go?"
#:: "He lives in a gentrified neighbourhood. Do you want to go?"
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Bemé

Etymology

From Ketaserang wuuyuy [ˈwuːjʊj] "migrant worker; (derogatory) a Columbayo".

Pronunciation

(Bemetak) IPA: [woi̯woi̯]

Noun

woiwoi

  1. (rustic, derogatory) urbanite, city dweller
    Yu ogulin dat woiwoi eh mub nyeh wi la?.
    "Did you see that urbanite who moved near us?"
  2. (Cassim Po, slang) a native of Cassim Po
    Im bi woiwoi, bela wi.
    "He's a Cassim Po native, like us."
  3. (chiefly Seru, derogatory) a Columbayo
  4. (chiefly Columban, derogatory) a Seru

Adjective

woiwoi

  1. (slang, chiefly outside Cassim Po) gentrified
    Im lib ni woiwoi town. Yu wa wan?
    "He lives in a gentrified neighbourhood. Do you want to go?"