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ya1mpart.particle denoting an imperfective past tenseWa jam ya [l l m].He has come (he is still here).Ba an yiri ya.They have not (yet) got up.
ya2myaa [ml]part.particle at the end of a question requiring the answer yes or no; ya/yaa is only used if the interrogative aspect is not expressed by the tonal patternFi le jam ya [h m m m]?Will you come?Nur ale nna ya [h m h m h m]?Is he a man (a human being)?Wa jam yaa [l l ml]?Has he come?Wan jam yaa [m h ml]?Has he not come?In the last two examples the imperfective particle ya1 and the question particle coincide.
ya-kuil mya-kuuniya-kuayaba-kui [l l m]n.market squareAkusung ale wa doawa a cheng ka yaa-kui.Akusung and his friends are going to the market square.
yaa1hadv.then, next (only in a perfective narrative past, often untranslated)Wa yaa yueni ain ba kan cheng.Then he told them not to go.Ba yaa yig nipoowa.Then they caught the woman.synyaageyaalege
yaa2mconj.abbr. of yaase; in questions it has the function of a question-tag; the sentence is regarded as incomplete but is accepted in this form in colloquial Buli; meaning: or...? (in context:) will you? doesn't he?Fi le jam yaa?You will come, won't you? (lit. you will come, or...?)
yaa-kperikl l myaa-kperika [l l l m]yaa-kperisa [l l m l]n.enthusiasmWa yaa gbeli yaa-kperik [l m l m l l m].He is enthusiastic about football. He is a football fan (lit. he loves football with extraordinary love). He is keen on football.yaalim (love), kperik (extraordinary)
yaa-yarim m myaa-yani or yari-yaniyaa-yarayari-yari [m m m m]n.used clothes, second-hand clothesChum n dan cheng yaba, mi le da yaa-yari a te n biika.When I go to the market tomorrow, I will buy some second-hand clothes for my child.
Hausa: Batuure yaa yari: a white man has thrown away
yaageyaalegeconj.(then) and alege (but)synyaa1yaalege
yaainadj.greedy, seesynyaang
yaalayaanlav.to wait, to standYaala ate fi kowa jam.Wait for your father to come.Yaa(n) la dula. Maa yaa n kuli abe n jam.Wait here. I want to go home and come back.synzanla
yaalegeconj.then (often untranslated)synyaa1yaage
yaaliabbr. yaav.1to like, to loveWaa yaali sukuuri.He likes school.Maa yaa fu.I love you.(Prov.) "N kan yaa di" ka yeri-ya."I do not like that" has no house (indifference will not bring success). Wa nye wa yaaka.He acts according to his own liking. (He does not mind what other people think).synmaring 12to want, to wish, to intend, to desire, to look for (not for sth. lost)Maa yaa ngan-diinta.I want food.Maa yaali ka ngan-diinta ain n de.I want food to eat.yaaka or yaalika v.n.wish, intentionDaa n yaaka.It is not my intention.3to court, to woo N kowa a boro a yaali lie Sandem.My father is courting a girl in Sandema.Ate duerima miena cheng yaali a kpieri.And all the suitors came and courted (her), but failed.cheng yaalika(cheng, to go) courting4to fetch, to get, to obtain, to collect ...baa yiri a nyin cheng ain ba yaali vaata.They went out to fetch leaves.Wa yaali nyiam.She got some water.yaa(li) jiantato be nearly tired, to be about to get tiredN kpa bora yaali jianta ate ngmoruku jam.I was nearly tired of farming when rain came.yaa moali(cf. moali to be easy) to look for a soft job, to look for gifts, to 'sponge', to take the easy way, to prefer an easy lifeNurwade a yaa moali.This man takes the easy way (in life).yaa siuk(lit. to look for a way) to leave before trouble comesFi daa yaa nying-yogsa, fi yaa siuk.If you want peace (lit. cool body), leave before trouble comes.yaa(li) tintain (buntain)lit. to look for a pebble; to consult a divinerWa cheng ain wa yaali tintain.He went to consult a diviner.
yaalikm myaalikayaalisaadj.sponging (upon sb.), always expecting help or gifts from others without being willing to help othersNipoowade ka ja-yaalik.This woman is a sponger.synyaangyaali 1 v.
yaalim1h hyaalimun.hunting, huntMi kan yaali yaalim.I do not like hunting.yaalim-duok [m m l]hunting gun, type of rifleyaalim tiimhunting medicine
yaalim2v.to hunt, to go huntingWa cheng ain wa yaalim.He went hunting.Achumboro yaa cheng a ga yaalim a ko piisi yeg-yega.Achumboro went hunting and killed many (animals).
yaaloa1m myaaloawayaaloaba or yaaliban.hunterYaaloama an nya goai-dung fiik a ko ya.The hunters had not even found and killed one small animal.(Prov.) Yaaloa kan ko da-miena.A hunter does not kill every day.
yaalim n. and v.
yaaloa2m myaal(o)awayaal(o)abayaala [m m]adj.greedy, sponging (upon sb.), covetousJa-yaaloa ka doa.A greedy person has no friends.synyaangyaali1 v., yaalik adj.
yaaloa tutuakm m l myaaloa tutuaka/tutuokututoasayaaloa tutuokn.grass-like plant (leaves used as medicine against stomach-ache; in olden days dried leaves were smoked like tobacco in pipes)Yaaloa tutuak ka poi tiim.Yaaloa tutuak is a medicine for stomach ache.
yaam1hyaamuyaata or yaantayaangn.1gall, bile (is regarded as the localisation of yam, sense, reason)Kpiaka yaamu a mob basi ka poni po, ate ka kpi.The chicken's gall bladder burst (in its belly) and it died.2poison (e.g. for arrows or for killing people, it is obtained from a sp. fruit; cf. also syn. yobik)Yaaloawa a bora nye yaam a sa wa peni.The hunter is applying poison to his arrow.yaam-piemapoisoned arrows3tree, Strophantus sp. (seeds [yiiba] from the cotton-like fruit are used for preparing arrow-poison)Nisomoawa a jueli, yaamu ain wa yaali yaam a sa wa piema.The old man climbed up the yaam-tree to get yaam-poison for his arrows (lit. to smear on his arrows).4wickedness, wicked mindNuruwade ka popoli yaanta.The man had a wicked mind.yaani1 adj.
yaam2yaamuv.to be again; transl.: again, once more (can only be used in connection with another verb; cf. yaani v.) Yueni a yaam jo.The rainy season has come again.Waa yaam a nag biika.He is beating the child again.
yaam-tituakja:mtitɥak; h m myaam-tituaka or yaam-tituekayaam-tituaasayaam-tituek [h m m]n.sp. plant of the bush, the roots of which are used as a remedy for dysenteryWa yaa yaam-tituak a teb bin-ziimu.He fetched yaam-tituak to cure his dysentery.Tephrosia procumbeus
yaani1h hyaaniyaamayaan [h]adj.poisonedKaa tiri peni, di ka pein yaan.Do not touch the arrow, it is poisoned.syntuem2yaam n.
yaani2v.to be again; transl.: again, as usual, usuallyBiikade yaani.It is this child again.Nurwade yaan chiena.This man is coming as usual.yaam 2 v.
yaangmyaaniyaansayaain [jã:ĩ; m] adj.greedy, sponging, covetousNurwade ka ja-yaang.This man is greedy.synyaainyaalikyaaloa2yaali v.
yaangsal lyaangsanga (l l m]n.pl.greed, greedinessMi kan yaali yaangsangade.I do not like this greed.synbutuem 1yaang, yaaloa, yaalik adj., yaali v.