iya

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See also: -iþa, iyà, iyā-, íyą́, and į́yą

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

iyá (Badlit spelling ᜁᜌ)

  1. Ergative preposed third-person pronoun: hers; his; its

Determiner

iyá (Badlit spelling ᜁᜌ)

  1. her; his; it

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang/si) Ergative (sa/ni) Ergative (preposed) Oblique (sa/og)
Length Full Short Full Short Full Full Short
First singular ako ko* nako ko ako/akoa kanako nako
plural inclusive kita ta nato ta ato/atoa kanato nato
plural exclusive kami mi namo mo amo/amoa kanamo namo
Second singular ikaw ka nimo mo imo/imoha kanimo nimo
plural kamo ka ninyo inyo/inyoha kaninyo ninyo
Third singular siya niya iya/iyaha kaniya niya
plural sila nila ila/ilaha kanila nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.


Hiligaynon

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈa/,
  • Hyphenation: i‧ya
  • Rhymes: -a

Pronoun

iyá

  1. ergative preposed third-person pronoun: hers; his; its

Determiner

iya

  1. her
  2. his
  3. it

See also

Hiligaynon personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang/si) Ergative (sa/ni) Ergative (preposed) Oblique (sa)
Length Full Short Full Short Full
First singular ako ko* nakon ko akon sa akon
plural inclusive kita naton ta aton sa aton
plural exclusive kami namon amon sa amon
Second singular ikaw ka nimo mo imo sa imo
plural kamo ninyo inyo sa inyo
Third singular siya niya iya sa iya
plural sila nila ila sa ila


Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ia, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

iya

  1. he; she

Japanese

Romanization

iya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いや

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

Verb

iya (infinitive kũiya)

  1. to steal

Derived terms

(Nouns)

References

  1. ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

Kwama

Noun

iya

  1. water

References

  • Goldberg, Justin, Asadik, Habte, Bekama, Jiregna, Mengistu, Mulat (2016) Gwama – English Dictionary‎, SIL International

Laboya

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sai.

Pronoun

iya

  1. who (interrogative pronoun)

References

  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “iya”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 31
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sai § *i-sai”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Murui Huitoto

iya
Root Classifier
iya- —

Etymology

From i- (“to exist”) +‎ -ya.

Pronunciation

Noun

iya (uncountable)

  1. existence

Declension

Declension of iya
singular plural
Absolutive iya —
Nominative iyadɨ —
Accusative iyana —
Dative/Locative iyamo —
Ablative iyamona —
Instrumental iyado —
Causal iyari —
Privative iyanino —

References

  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 137

Sranan Tongo

Interjection

iya

  1. yes

Taushiro

Pronoun

iya

  1. father

References

  • Casey, Nicholas (2017 December 26) “Thousands Once Spoke His Language in the Amazon. Now, He’s the Only One.”, in The New York Times‎, retrieved 2017-12-26

Wauja

Pronunciation

Verb

iya

  1. (intransitive) he/she/it goes (somewhere, toward someone/something, or away from someone/something)
    Iyawi uleitaku wi.
    He went to manioc gardens.
    Yeetsipikitsa wi, ja naatsa tipunu kamo han, iye waku wi.
    At dawn, when the tip of the sun appears over the horizon, go to the river to bathe.
    Iyapai pausityu ou wi?
    He was going to get his porridge?
    Iyape papwinaku. Iyene, iye neke enikati yiu ... Paaa hamamakatapai ka! ... Iyehene.
    is going to his home . He is going far out into the river, to its very center... Everything shakes ... is gone.
    Ayiu, ju!
    "Let's go, dear!" .
    Hoona! Piyiu! uma pakai.
    All right! Go ahead! they said.
    Paa iya onubapai. InaPWIta iyaapa. Aintyehene.
    So he went to look. paca had arrived before him, was eating.
    Punupa kaliu, jawa, umapa pakai, punupa kaliu, jawa. Aitsa awojopai iyaapa, umapai. Aintyapai moma ha, amomala. Hain? uma pakai.
    Meeneke ya nunupawi, uma pakai. Iya paukula okaho. Yeekiyene wi.
    "Husband," they said, "there is something you must know. That no-good paca has been eating the calabashes, our calabashes." "Huh?" he said. "I'll see about that right away," he said. " went to get his gun. was dusk.
    Peyu, akaintyawi. Iyapa patukakalu ou wi.
    He stood up from his hammock and went right over to his sister's house.
    Ojonain kala — ka ka ra ku! umapai araukuma kityekojapai yiu. Ayiu yamukunaun, ayiu ayiu ayiu ayiu. Au!! Iyakona waku yi! Opukenejonaun wi.
    When the sun was here (well before dawn), and the cock crowed — ka ka ra ku! . "Let's go, children! Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!" So they all went to the river. The followers of the chief.
    Iyapai otebwo. Onubene oteboga akain!
    went under . They saw piqui fruit beneath !
  2. (transitive) he/she/it takes (someone or something)
    Iyakona apapa atai. UkuTAkona uku itsenu.
    They're going to take that beast. They're going to shoot him full of arrows.
    Katsa inyaun iyawi nuneetse?
    Who took my necklace?
    Iya opanupei yiu.
    He took her as his wife.
    Ninye numejopei.
    I will marry him .
  3. (transitive) he/she/it approaches (someone or something in respect of some attribute)
    Nejo iya kala — laki-laki inakuapai yi, tya. Itse ipenuwaka kaliuno.
    approached that beast in the laki-laki. was monstrous, enormous.
  4. (transitive) he/she/it grasps, grabs, collects (someone or something)
    Hoona! Aaah ka iya ka papai itsei yiu.
    So! They began to collect firewood.
    Majoju, iya paukuliu. UkuTE iyaapiu.
    Suddenly he went for his gun. He was going to shoot the paca.

References

  • Examples uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, and his son Peyeeto, as Aruta recounted the traditional tale, "The Caiman Spirit" (Yakaojokuma): "Iyawi uleitaku" (transcript p. 7), "Yeetsipikitsa wi" (p. 12), "Iyapai pausityu" (p. 21), "Iyape papwinaku" (p. 39), "Ayiu, ju!" (p. 40), "Hoona! Piyiu!" (p. 42), "Paa iya" (p. 43), "Punupa kaliu" (p. 44), "Peyu, akaintyawi" (p. 50), "Ojonain kala" (p. 55), "Iyapai otebwo" (p. 71), "Iyakona apapa atai" (p. 59), "Iya opanupei" (p. 5), "Nejo iya" (p. 18), "Hoona! Aaah" (p. 68), and "Majoju, iya" (p. 45). Recorded in Piyulaga village in the presence of assembled elders and others, November 1989.
  • Other examples from E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Maori ia.

Pronoun

iya

  1. he; she; it

See also

ya

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • ùyá (chiefly CY and SEY)

Pronunciation 1

Noun

ìyá

  1. mother, mom
    Synonyms: iye, màmá, abiyamọ, yèyé, mọ́mì, yè, ìmọ̀mọ́, ìmọ̀ọ́, màámi
    ìyá ni wúrà iyebíye ― One's mother is like priceless gold
  2. A term of respect for an elder or a woman of higher rank or importance.
  3. The biggest entity in a group, the larger tool in a set. For example, in a group of drums, the largest and central drum is the ìyá (known as the ìyáàlú).
Coordinate terms
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

ìyà

  1. punishment, suffering
Derived terms
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