っやー

See also: やー

Kunigami

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *uya, from Proto-Japonic *uya. Cognate with Japanese 己 (ura, “you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔjaː/

Pronoun

っやー ('yā) 

1. (informal) second-person pronoun: you

Okinawan

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *uya, from Proto-Japonic *uya. Cognate with Japanese 己 (ura, “you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔjaː/

Pronoun

っやー ('yā) 

1. (informal) second-person pronoun: you

References

• “っやー・ぃやー・いゃー” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “イャー” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).^{(permanent dead link)}