Contionary:-wé

Cabot Creole

Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *-we-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wé]

Verb

-wé (perfective -wè, punctual -we’ą́)

1. to say, to speak, to tell

   Tsakàs lirų꞉mawè tsitrų:matsi:yątsuro:ką́, háy ya:wkutalukąmò ta:lu꞉sraquą́.

   One of the tourists said he's gonna pet a seal, I bet you five bucks he loses a finger.