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oua

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See also: òua and ouă

Chuukese

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Pronoun

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oua

  1. you (plural)

Adjective

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oua

  1. you (plural) are
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Present and past tense Negative tense Future Negative future Distant future Negative determinate
Singular First person ua use upwe usap upwap ute
Second person ka, ke kose, kese kopwe, kepwe kosap, kesap kopwap, kepwap kote, kete
Third person a ese epwe esap epwap ete
Plural First person aua (exclusive)
sia (inclusive)
ause (exclusive)
sise (inclusive)
aupwe (exclusive)
sipwe (inclusive)
ausap (exclusive)
sisap (inclusive)
aupwap (exclusive)
sipwap (inclusive)
aute (exclusive)
site (inclusive)
Second person oua ouse oupwe ousap oupwap oute
Third person ra, re rese repwe resap repwap rete


Ligurian

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Adverb

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oua

  1. now (at the present time)
    Mi véuggio béive 'na bïra e vin oua.
    I want to drink a beer and wine now.

Louisiana Creole

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Etymology

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From French voir (to see). Compare Saint Dominican Creole French voir, Haitian Creole .

Verb

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oua

  1. to see

References

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  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Romanian

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Etymology

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From ou +‎ -a or from a Vulgar Latin *ōvāre, from Latin ōvum. Compare Aromanian oauã, Friulian ovâ, Portuguese and Spanish ovar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oˈwa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: o‧ua

Verb

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a oua (third-person singular present ouă, past participle ouat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive or reflexive, of poultry) to lay eggs

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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