yaʼ

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Achi

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Noun

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yaʼ

  1. water

References

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Kaqchikel

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Noun

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yaʼ

  1. water

References

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  • 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

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Particle

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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

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

Synonyms

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Sacapulteco

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Noun

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yaʼ

  1. water

Further reading

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Sipakapense

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Noun

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yaʼ

  1. water

Further reading

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

Tz'utujil

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Noun

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yaʼ

  1. water

References

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  • Jon Philip Dayley, Tzutujil Grammar