Contionary:mexee

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Af Mexee

Alternative forms

Etymology

m- (interrogative particle) + wexee "which thing", from wax "thing" + -kee "which". Related to Af Maxaa maxaa, Af Maay maay.

Pronunciation

(Af Mexee) IPA: /mɛ'ħɛ̀ː/, /mɛ'ħɛ́ː/

Pronoun

mexee

  1. (interrogative) what; (with 'un') why
    example usage of mexee here
    italicised translation here.

Usage notes

Mexee has a final high tone when utterance-final. Otherwise, it has a low tone.

Derived terms

Af Mexee

Related terms

wax

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