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==[[Kiwi]]==
==Kiwi==
===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
 
किप़िः (''[[Kiwi#Orthography|Kiwi Devanagari]]'')
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
 
Ultimately from Proto-Rana ''*kʰəiwiːtə'', ('speech') from the root √{{sc|kw}} ('related to speaking').
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
(''Kiwi'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /kɪˈwɪʔ/
(''Kiwi'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /kɪˈwɪʔ/
===Noun===
===Noun===
'''kiwiʻ''' ''{{sc|cl.5}}'' (''plural nominative'' '''kakiwiʻ''')
'''kiwiʻ''' ''{{sc|cl.7}}'' (''plural nominative'' '''kakiwiʻ''')


# (''countable'') Native language.
# (''countable'') Native language.
# (''countable'') The [[wikt:vocabulary|vocabulary]] and [[wikt:usage|usage]] used in a particular [[wikt:specialist|specialist]] field - jargon, slang# (''countable'') The particular words used in speech or a passage of text.#: ''The '''language''' he used to talk to me was obscene.''
# (''countable'') The [[wikt:vocabulary|vocabulary]] and [[wikt:usage|usage]] used in a particular [[wikt:specialist|specialist]] field - jargon, slang
# (''countable'') The particular words used in speech or a passage of text.
#: ''The '''language''' he used to talk to me was obscene.''
#: ''The '''language''' used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.''
#: ''The '''language''' used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.''
# Words, written or spoken, in a specific sequence that a person uses to describe, to a another person, the type of thoughts in their mind.
# Words, written or spoken, in a specific sequence that a person uses to describe, to a another person, the type of thoughts in their mind.
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====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
Note that Kiwi has no general word equivalent to the English word [[wikt:language|language]]. Instead, this term denotes a native language of anyone, not just of the speakers of [[Kiwi]].
Note that Kiwi has no general word equivalent to the English word [[wikt:language|language]]. Instead, this term denotes a native language of anyone, not just of the speakers of [[Kiwi]].
This is an informal Kiwi noun. It should not be used with people of superior social status, but with your peers.
====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
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*{{c|bahasa}} - ''foreign language''
*{{c|bahasa}} - ''foreign language''


[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kiwi nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi words]]
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Kiwi nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi informal nouns]] [[Category:Kiwi words]]