niya

See also: nîya, niyą́, níyá, and Niya

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈja/, [nɪˈjʌ]
• Hyphenation: niya

Noun

niyá f 

1. wish, will

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 75

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• nya, nia

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *(ni-)iya, from Proto-Philippine *ni-iya, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧ya
• IPA^(key): /niˈa/, [ˈɲa]

Pronoun

niyá

1. his; her
2. 3rd person singular ergative pronoun: he; she

   Ininom niya an tubig.

   S/he drank the water.

See also

Bikol Central personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang)		Ergative (sa)		Oblique (sa)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short
First	singular	ako		ko		sakuya, sako, saako
	plural inclusive	kita		nyato	ta	satuya, sato, saato
	plural exclusive	kami		nyamo	mi	samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second	singular	ika	ka	mo		saimo, simo,kanimo
	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third	singular	siya, iya		niya		saiya, kaniya
	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda, kanila

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• nija — Bohol
• nya

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *(ni-)iya, fromProto-Central Philippine *(ni-)iya, from Proto-Philippine *ni-iya, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ni‧ya
• (General Cebuano)
• IPA^(key): /niˈa/, [ˈn̪ja]
• (Bohol, Southern Leyte)
• IPA^(key): /niˈd͡ʒa/, [n̪ɪˈd͡ʒa]

Determiner

niyá

1. (placed after noun) his; her

   Synonyms: (placed before noun) iya, iyaha

Pronoun

niyá

1. him; her

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang/si)		Ergative (sa/ni)		Ergative (preposed)	Oblique (sa/og)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Full	Short
First	singular	ako	ko*	nako	ko	ako/akoa	kanako	nako
	plural inclusive	kita	ta	nato	ta	ato/atoa	kanato	nato
	plural exclusive	kami	mi	namo	mo	amo/amoa	kanamo	namo
Second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo/imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	kamo	ka	ninyo		inyo/inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siya		niya		iya/iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	sila		nila		ila/ilaha	kanila	nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a. Compare Malay -nya (“third person pronoun clitic”), Javanese -ne (“third person pronoun clitic”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈa/, [ˈɲa]

• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈnia/, [ˈni.ɐ]
• Hyphenation: ni‧ya

Determiner

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌ)

1. his; her

Pronoun

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌ)

1. 3rd person singular ergative pronoun: he; his

   Ininom niya ang tubig./Ang tubig ay ininom niya.

   S/he drank the water.

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual*	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita**
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Further reading

• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ia₁ § *ni-ia”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
• “niya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “niya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018