yaʼ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"
Achi edit
Noun edit
yaʼ
References edit
- Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, Achi - castellano (2000)
Kaqchikel edit
Noun edit
yaʼ
References edit
- 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
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Pronunciation edit
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Particle edit
yaʼ
- shall I?; isn’t it?; OK?; right?
- Atiingóó hashtłʼish yaʼ? ― The road is muddy, right?
- is that okay with you?; are you fine with that?; is that all right?
Usage notes edit
Place it at the end of the sentence or phrase. Does not need to be set off by a preceding comma.
Synonyms edit
Sacapulteco edit
Noun edit
yaʼ
Further reading edit
- Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala, Sakapulteko - castellano (2001), page 107
Sipakapense edit
Noun edit
yaʼ
Further reading edit
- Mario Perfecto Tema Bautista, Paul S. Stevenson, Santos Serapio Ambrocio García, Gramática descriptiva del idioma sipakapense (2006)
Tz'utujil edit
Noun edit
yaʼ
References edit
- Jon Philip Dayley, Tzutujil Grammar