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wi

prepositionpeople

indicates agency, origin or possession

by, of — indicates agency, origin, possession or association (equivalent to 'by', 'of' or 'with' in standard English)

Example in use

“A'm gaein wi Jens.”

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/WEE/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: with

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