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'''kiwiʻ''' ''{{sc|cl. | '''kiwiʻ''' ''{{sc|cl.7}}'' (''plural nominative'' '''kakiwiʻ''') | ||
# (''countable'') Native language. | # (''countable'') Native language. | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 31 August 2013
Kiwi
Alternative forms
किप़िः (Kiwi Devanagari)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Rana *kʰəiwiːtə, ('speech') from the root √kw ('related to speaking').
Pronunciation
(Kiwi) IPA: /kɪˈwɪʔ/
Noun
kiwiʻ cl.7 (plural nominative kakiwiʻ)
- (countable) Native language.
- (countable) The vocabulary and usage used in a particular 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.
- 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.
- (countable) A computer language.
Inflection
Usage notes
Note that Kiwi has no general word equivalent to the English word language. Instead, this term denotes a native language of anyone, not just of the speakers of Kiwi.