ya2myaa [ml]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.
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