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qui

/ki/

pronoun/ki/

who, whom; who, which, that; whom (after a preposition); he who, who(m)ever; what

Tu as vu qui ?Whom have you seen?

Inherited from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī.

conjunction/ki/

if

Qui elle en a, ça va faire.If she has any, that will do.

Perhaps related to si (“if”).

interjection/ki/

Used to indicate the cry of a bird.

Quand-ce que l’hiver est après arriver, tu les attends passer. Avant que le froid arrive tu les attends, qui! qui! qui!When the winter is about to come, you hear them flying over. Before the cold comes you hear them, kee! kee! kee!

Onomatopoeic.