uari

Kapampangan

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba. By surface analysis, wa +‎ ri. Compare Mag-Anchi Ayta bai, Tagalog ba (“interrogative particle”), Ilocano kadi, Cuyunon gali, East Miraya Bikol yadi, Pangasinan awa, Malagasy ve / va . See also Tagalog wari (“seems, apparent”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wəˈɾiʔ/ [wəˈɾiʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ua‧ri

Particle

uarî

  1. marks a sentence as interrogative
    Atin ka uaring pera?
    Do you have money?
    Mikimamesus uari ka?
    Do you have single peso bills?

Derived terms

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