yaʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"

Achi

Noun

yaʼ

  1. water

References

Ahtna

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ. Cognate with Lower Tanana yo'.

Noun

yaʼ

  1. louse

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 431

Hupa

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *yaʔ

Noun

yaʼ

  1. louse

References

  • Golla, Victor et al. (1996), Hupa Language Dictionary Second Edition, Humboldt, California: Hoopa Valley Tribe

Kaqchikel

Noun

yaʼ

  1. water

References

  • Brown, R. McKenna; Maxwell, Judith M.; Little, Walter E. (2006), ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 262
  • Ruyán Canú, Déborah; Coyote Tum, Rafael; Munson L., Jo Ann (1991), Diccionario cakchiquel central y español[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 238

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɑ̀ʔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Particle

yaʼ

  1. shall I?; isn’t it?; OK?; right?
    Atiingóó hashtłʼish yaʼ?The road is muddy, right?
  2. is that okay with you?; are you fine with that?; is that all right?

Usage notes

Place it at the end of the sentence or phrase. Does not need to be set off by a preceding comma.

Synonyms

  • daʼ tʼáásh áko?

Sacapulteco

Noun

yaʼ

  1. water

Further reading

Sipakapense

Noun

yaʼ

  1. water

Further reading

  • Mario Perfecto Tema Bautista, Paul S. Stevenson, Santos Serapio Ambrocio García, Gramática descriptiva del idioma sipakapense (2006)

Tz'utujil

Noun

yaʼ

  1. water

References

  • Jon Philip Dayley, Tzutujil Grammar