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==Bemé==
==Bemé==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From [[Ketaserang]] ''wuuyuy'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈwuːjʊj]]] "migrant worker; (figurative) a [[Columbé|Columbayo]]".
From [[Ketaserang]] ''wuuyuy'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈwuːjʊj]]] "migrant worker; (derogatory) a [[Columbé|Columbayo]]".
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
(''[[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|Bemetak]]'') [[IPA for Bemé|IPA]]: [woi̯woi̯]
(''[[Bemé#Tak vs kriyal|Bemetak]]'') [[IPA for Bemé|IPA]]: [woi̯woi̯]
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# urbanite, city dweller
# (''rural'', ''derogatory'') urbanite, city dweller
#: ''Yu ogulin dat '''woiwoi''' eh mub nyeh wi la?.''
#:: "Did you see that urbanite who moved near us?"
# (''Cassim Po'', ''slang'') a native of Cassim Po
#: ''Im bi '''woiwoi''', bela wi.''
#:: "He's a Cassim Po native, like us."
# (''chiefly [[Ketaserang|Seru]]'', ''derogatory'') a [[Columbé|Columbayo]]
# (''[[Columbé|Columban]]'', ''derogatory'') a [[Ketaserang|Seru]]


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

Revision as of 18:11, 18 May 2025

Bemé

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Bemetak) IPA: [woi̯woi̯]

Noun

woiwoi

  1. (rural, 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. (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?"