yaqa

Fijian

Etymology

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Verb

yaqa (transitive yaqava) (intransitive)

1. to sneak along while crouching (to move stealthily while in a low position) (typically in preparation for attack or assault)

   Era dau yaqa vakamatau na sotia ni Viti ena veikau ni Malesia ena nodra valuta na Komanisi.

   Fijian soldiers were skilled at stealthily approaching in a crouch through the Malaysian jungles when fighting the Communists.

See also

• dolo (“to creep, to wriggle, to writhe”)
• qasi (“to crawl (for legged creatures)”)

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009), “yaqa”, in Fijian–English Dictionary‎^[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 328

Hopi

Noun

yaqa

1. nose (body part)

Quechua

Adverb

yaqa

1. almost, nearly

Numeral

yaqa

1. quarter, one fourth