yaʼ
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"
Achi[edit]
Noun[edit]
yaʼ
References[edit]
- Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, Achi - castellano (2000)
Kaqchikel[edit]
Noun[edit]
yaʼ
References[edit]
- 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
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Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (NV) (file)
Particle[edit]
yaʼ
- shall I?; isn’t it?; OK?; right?
- Atiingóó hashtłʼish yaʼ? ― The road is muddy, right?
- is that okay with you?; are you fine with that?; is that all right?
Usage notes[edit]
Place it at the end of the sentence or phrase. Does not need to be set off by a preceding comma.
Synonyms[edit]
Sacapulteco[edit]
Noun[edit]
yaʼ
Further reading[edit]
- Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, Sakapulteko - castellano (2001), page 107
Sipakapense[edit]
Noun[edit]
yaʼ
Further reading[edit]
- Mario Perfecto Tema Bautista, Paul S. Stevenson, Santos Serapio Ambrocio García, Gramática descriptiva del idioma sipakapense (2006)
Tz'utujil[edit]
Noun[edit]
yaʼ
References[edit]
- Jon Philip Dayley, Tzutujil Grammar