wene
- own, self. Own, self. Reflexive/intensive pronoun used to emphasize possession or identity belonging to oneself rather than another; often appears in constructions like 'mũka wene' (his own wife), 'bũrũri wene' (foreign land, lit. 'land of another').
Example: Ũrĩa ũtũire earaganĩtie-rĩ, we agĩĩciria, mũtino wene nĩ kũũraria aũraragia; (The undisturbed esteem my downfall a disgrace); Nake agĩgĩciara kahĩĩ, ithe agĩgatua Gerishomu, nĩ ũndũ oigire atĩrĩ, Ndũũrĩte bũrũri wene ndĩ mũgeni kuo. (She conceived and bore a son, whom he named Gershom; Gershom : the name is explained unscientifically as if it came from the Hebrew word ger , “sojourner, resident alien,” and the Hebrew word sham , “there.” Stranger residing : Hebrew ger , one who seeks and finds shelter and a home away from his or her own people or land. for he said, “I am a stranger residing in a foreign land.” Ex 18:3. II. THE CALL AND COMMISSION OF MOSES)