yáa

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "yaa"

Hamer-Banna

Pronunciation

Pronoun

yáa

  1. 2nd person pronoun; you
    Yáa dungurí jaagá ɗesá ɗesó?
    Do you know how to sew sandals?
    Yáa éedi píine.
    You are a fearful person.

See also

Hamer-Banna personal pronouns
nominative accusative genitive dative dependent allative comitative affective optative restrictive
exclusive 1st person sg. ínta íɗan, ɛ́ɛn ísa ína intɛ́ ídar ímbe íxal ɛ́nna ímal
2nd person sg. yáa háɗan, háan hása hána hantɛ́ hádar hambé háxal hánna hámal
3rd person masc.sg. kidí, kisí kíɗan, kɛ́ɛn kísa kína kintɛ́ kídar kimbé kíxal kɛ́nna yímal
3rd person fem.sg. kodí, kosí kóɗan, kɔ́ɔn kósa kóna (?) kódar kombé kóxal kɔ́nna
1st person pl. wodí, wosí wóɗan, wóon wósa wóna wontɛ́ wódar wombé wóxal wónna, wɔ́nna wómal
2nd person pl. yedí, yesí yéɗan, yéen yésa yéna yentɛ́ yédar yembé yéxal yénna, yɛ́nna yémal
inclusive 1st person íntal — ísal — — — — — ɛ́nnal —
2nd person (?) — hásal — — — — — (?) —
3rd person masc. kidíl, kisíl — kísal — — — — — kɛ́nnal —
3rd person fem. kodíl, kosíl — kósal — — — — — kɔ́nnal —
(?): unattested

References

  • Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎, Leiden University

Tlingit

Determiner

yáa

  1. this (thing close to the speaker)

See also

Tlingit demonstratives
Proximal Mesioproximal Mesiodistal Distal
yáa héi wéi yóo


References

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