iyan
See also: ꦲꦶꦪꦤ꧀
Bikol Central edit
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Pronoun edit
iyán
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Maranao edit
Pronoun edit
iyan
Tagalog edit
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ian (“that, there (probably 2p.)”). Compare Bikol Central iyan.
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iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)
- that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
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Pronoun edit
iyán (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜈ᜔)
- that (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
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Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
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Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** | nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† | dini/dine | nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari† |
Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | nandito, narito, naito** | heto, eto, ayto† | ganito, garito(garto)** |
Near listener | iyan, yaan | niyan | diyan/diyaan | nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ | hayan, ayan | ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan** |
Remote | iyon, yoon, yaon† | niyon, noon, niyaon† | doon | nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡ |
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text. |
Further reading edit
Yoruba edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Compare with Edo iyan (“yam”) and Ebira iya (“pounded yam”). Possibly cognate with Khana ya (“water yam”)
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iyán
Etymology 2 edit
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- iyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)
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iyàn
Etymology 3 edit
Alternative forms edit
- ìyẹ̀n (Òǹkò)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ìyàn