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ya1Active Verb-om-3, i...anTo give, take something to someone.Adí da iyáan si okák.They don't give (me) my share.See alsoáwat2 2dawátinnípadmáng 4
ya2Particle1Encourages the hearer's sympathetic grasp of an explanation.Iníla na tan náek kamí sidí ya.He saw it because we slept there, you see.2In conjuction with aw, it is interjected in a conversation to indicate the speaker's agreement on the basis of prior knowledge and encourages the other to continue.“...et inméy sin iskowiláan.” “Aw ya.”“...and he went to the school.” “Yes uh-huh.” Particles of Explanation
ya3ConjunctionAnd; links phrases.See alsoasíasí etet2pag2yan2
yabyábActive Verb-om-2, -anTo fan.See alsobilíbilboliwéngwengboliwétwetgíyengpáypayposípostayék
yádangStative verbma-To be mid-morning, in a position halfway through the morning sky, of the sun.Mayádang din ágew dowán tan adí kadípos.The sun is halfway through the morning sky and meanwhile we don't leave.May-osán di sóngon di nais-ék sin kayadángan di ágew.The new shoots of what was planted will wilt at the sun's getting higher.See alsoaggéwbená 2bigátbongbongógábis 1kingáw1Nanpalintóod di ágewpat-á 2wakáwak
yadóyadActive Verbi-To rock in one's arms, as a child.See alsobakwásaklísaklót
yagag-éngActive Verbman-To walk with arms outstretched to keep one's balance, as a child learning to walk, someone crossing a narrow log.
yagályalActive Verb-omi-3, i-To jounce someone or something up and down, as a bus jounces its passengers, a horse its rider, or a person with a bouncy step the load in his backpack.Adí ka iyagályal tan magópak botílya.Don't jounce it up and down because the bottles will break.Omiyagályal din lógan sin lawlawá ay dánan.The vehicle is jouncing me up and down on the bad road.linkkelyág
yagéwyewActive Verbman-To feel weak, shaky, as from hunger or drinking too much strong coffee.See alsobítaybowáygaldáygenáw 1illéngkengíkesén2kiláladkóbikos-ótlówaógaolákispalá 2sad-áng 2sebá 2semdékteláy 2yódong
yagínggingActive Verbman-To walk or move sideways, as a crab.
yágyagActive Verb-om-3, -enTo reject, not select, pass by something, as an item for sale, stalks of rice in a field being harvested.Nayágyag din manók ay doy tan nabígot.Those chickens were rejected because they are skinny.
yakáyak1Active Verb-om-4, -enTo sift, as flour, sand.2Stative verbma-To fall through holes in the bottom of a container, as a sack, sifter.Adí ka iyakyák tan mayakáyak begás.Don't shake it up and down because the rice will fall through the holes.See alsoságatyakíyak 2
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yakíyak1NounSifter.2Active Verb-enTo sift, as sand, gravel.See alsoságatyakáyak 2
yakó1Active Verb-enTo bend something, as a pipe.2Stative verbma-To be crooked, bent, curved, as a road, line, tree, wire, nail, rainbow.See alsoayódok 1bok-óngbotnók 2dokmógdómogkilló 2latíkanglengyátlíkotlíyed 2pak-ángpíkog 3pisyáok 2pokósaddongótang-édtílkongyakog-óngyokyók3
yakog-óngActive Verb-om-1To stoop, bend over, as to pick up object from ground, look under house.
yakyák1Active Verbi-To shake up and down, as a sack, matchbox, child; to walk with a bouncing stride.Iyakyák mo ta way iyát na ay eméy ed dallém.Shake it up and down so it will go to the bottom.
yakyák2Stative verbma-To ache, of the stomach, as when exercising on a full stomach, engaged in heavy manual labor or vigorous activity.See alsoagílesliblibáyan 2
yam-ésActive Verbomi-3, i...anTo treat as an inferior, whether by words, physical abuse, or discriminatory treatment such as distributing only skin, no meat, at a feast.Gapót ta nabibíteg kamí, omiyayam-és da.Because we are poor, they treat us as inferiors.See alsoápa2ísiklasóyópinsápo1
yamóyamActive Verb-en, i-To level off, smooth over, as soil, batter, teaspoonful, crime, argument.Mo man-íbaw din sin-asáwa, manyamyamóyam din anák sin íbaw yan adí da mansían.If a married couple quarrels, the child will smooth over the quarrel and they won't separate.Estém ay yamoyámen din lóta ta así ka ipeéy din simílya.Carefully smooth over the soil so that then you will put in the seeds.Mo adí ka iyamóyam, maíla din gátin di mantotónod.If you don't smooth them out, the footprints of the transplanters will be visible.
yamyámActive Verb-om-3, -anTo scold, rebuke strongly.Inyamyáman daká íman tan way básol mo gáyam.She scolded you all right because of course you did something wrong.Síged di way yomamyám.It's good that there is someone to scold me.Pakiyamyám mon anák ko tan mo naitapí.Scold my child along with (the others) in case he was included.See alsodéyayíngeliyéwkebyág
yan1ParticleAsserts firsthand knowledge, often slightly self-defensive.“Ay kindéng mo?” “Aw yan.”“Did you finish it?” “Yes, of course.”“Ibagaák si Julia mo laydéna ya.” “Laydéna yan, inbagá na ed kaonyán.”“I'll ask Julia if she wants to.” “She does want to, she said so a little while ago.” Particles of Certainty
yan2ConjunctionAnd; functions as a clause connective, esp. with non-sequential actions.See alsoasíasí etet2pag2ya3
yangáyangAdjectivePermanent, irreconcilable, of divorce.See alsoélang 1ídangwasít 2

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