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ya2prosecond person; you.Iya yaku vasa niyo, 'Ya siko na duaiya revo niyo.'Star said to Sand, 'You count me first.'Ya bi goidu di eva ni ameisa ma ya raka ni maina resifa.Where were you all this time and we were calling and looking for you?9.2.3Pronounsya veneunspec. comp. formsecond person plural; you all.Mina bi ya vene di mosara.This is your (PL) sweet potato.
ya3unspec. var. ofyaku-
ya di2unspec. var. ofyiyour(s)Badaika
ya veneunspec. comp. form ofya2
yabontree; wood, log, timber/lumber.Dura bi yabo adinari.The net bag is beside the tree.Amiye yokoi ini murori sofeka yabo yokoi variyo.One man had planted a mango tree in his garden.1.5.1Treeyabo feyaunspec. comp. formbiscuit, cracker.Yabo feya guta.The biscuit is good.Idiomaticyabo feya gita asiniunspec. comp. formharpMina goroka bi amiye yabo feya gita asini rena di kukuroka kana.This voice was like the sound of people playing harps.yabo foreunspec. comp. formcnvegetation, plants.Kono yaku oruma yabo fore moi vata reyaine.The ground must bring forth grasses and plants/vegetation.
yabo feyaunspec. comp. form ofyabo
yabo feya gita asiniunspec. comp. form ofyabo
yabo foreunspec. comp. form ofyabo
yadina1unspec. var. ofnadinacassowaryBadaika, Kaikanomu
yadina3nsouthern/double-wattled/two-wattled/Australian cassowary.Yomirona bi yadina.That there is a southern cassowary.1.6.1.2Bird
yadukandreamYaduka vei no reyaka.I had a bad dream.5.7.2Dreamyaduka kanaunspec. comp. formvision, hallucination.Yaduka kana yokoi veyo.He saw a vision.yaduka nounspec. comp. formnightmareGua urusa yaduka no veyaka.Last night I had a nightmare.yaduka venaunspec. comp. formcvdreamVareyori yaduka veyo bi idu yokoi konori gutuna boyo.Whilst he was sleeping he dreamed of a ladder coming up from the ground.
yaduka kanaunspec. comp. form ofyaduka
yaduka nounspec. comp. form ofyaduka
yaduka venaunspec. comp. form ofyaduka
yaenavarriveNai baba bi yaena de ro.My father didn't arrive.7.2.3.3.1Arrive
yafainanblack and white bird species.Yafaina erena yaku beina odoro kero kero redo.The yafaina bird is turning around and around in the willow tree.1.6.1.2Bird
yafuyafunbreeze, wind.E, aiso yafuyafu buni yo.Oh, wow, what a nice cool breeze.1.1.3.1Wind
yagandry season, drought.Yaga lalonari nai nono muyeyo.During the dry season my mother died.Gua bi oketa kaireka ma yaga tora niyo.Today is Tahitian chestnut season and there is a big drought.8.4.1.5Seasonyaga ninaunspec. comp. formcvdry up, become clean.Agiya bi daiduari ye gua miya de yaga niyo.Yesterday there was a rainbow, so there was no rainfall.Gua mo koru yaga niyo.Now the river has become clean.When the weather has 'dried up' there is no longer any rain, and so the waterways are no longer dirty (i.e. 'become clean').
yaga ninaunspec. comp. form ofyaga
yaga renacvearthquake; shake.Usa usa koina niyadiri, bi egogo reyadi sana mina yaga reyo.After they had finished praying, the place where they were gathered together was shaken.Kono yaga yaga iniye rego.There will be terrible earthquakes.1.2.1.7Earthquake
yagaida rinacvblock, dam up; line.Fani di ini doka mina oketa iye ruaka dudu yagaida ri.Line the bottom of the pan with fresh Tahitian chestnut leaves.7.3.6.2Block, dam up
yahara1unspec. var. ofaurawindKorigo dialect; Sirimu