yancomp. ofyanidet1a compound determiner that marks a topicalized noun, noun phrase or clauseYan mika pemgayi ey dimmateng idan tuu.It was when we were planting rice that the people arrived.9.2.4Prepositions, postpositions2a compound determiner that marks the time of an event; whenYan kaalman illian ku. Yesterday was when I came.Dewwa u-ungngan Eber. Hi Peleg hu ngadan etan ni hakey tep yan ketaggu tu ey negenedwa tutu-ud kebebbebley eyad puyek meippuun di nambakbaklang ni ehel da. (1 Chronicles 1:18a-b)Eber had two sons. Peleg was the name of one of them because during his life time, the people were divided into nations based on their different languages.