yaʼ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"

Achi

Noun

yaʼ

1. water

References

• Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, Achi - castellano (2000)

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

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑ̀ʔ/

• Audio:

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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

• Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, Sakapulteko - castellano (2001), page 107

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