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ya   aux. particle. Specifies or nominalizes a phrase; the one which; that which. Sai dꞌnda inān, ya matahaꞌ buꞌunna? Who is that woman, the one with long hair? Ya yukku ma kaꞌa... What I said to you was.... Batu ya nihagtuꞌ-hagtuꞌ pangubug kuhitaꞌ. It is the stone that is jigged up and down to lure the octopus.

ya aniyaꞌ   idiom. There might be. link: tantu.

ya balikna   idiom. On the other hand.

ya mbal taꞌndaꞌ   idiom. Spirit beings of various kinds, a euphemism that avoids mentioning any by name and so attracting their attention. synonyms: bangsa maglꞌlꞌngngan.

ya ngkon   Variant: yaŋkon. adv. Only; solely. Yangkon du si Kulas mainaꞌan. Only Kulas was there. cf.: ngkon-ngkon, hal; link: sabasag.

ya paꞌin   idiom. Even though; by contrast. Ati seheꞌna halam, ya paꞌin dambeyaꞌan. And his companion got nothing, even though they were companions. . Dayahan isāb si Anu, aꞌa balkanan ya mbal alasa ma miskin. Ya paꞌin niharap heꞌna hinangna. Anu is wealthy, a rich man who doesn't love the poor. By contrast it is his work that he focuses his attention on. .

yabohoꞌ   conj. Now (or then) for the first time; at this moment. Saꞌangay subu halam bay magkakan, yabohoꞌ aku makakakan na. From morning till now I haven't eaten, only at this moment have I been able to eat.

yakin   v. AStat pag-. To have one's mind made up about something, with connotation of resignation or acceptance. Magyakin na ka tinangkawan. Resign yourself to being stolen from. . Gram: AStat. pag- link: sandal₂, angut.

yambohoꞌ   Variant: yabohoʔ. conj. Now (or then) for the first time. Yambohoꞌ taꞌndaꞌku ariplano. I have seen an airplane for the first time. Saꞌangay subu halam bay magkakan, yabohoꞌ aku makakakan na. From morning till now I haven't eaten, only at this moment have I been able to eat. synonyms: yampa.

yampa   Variant: iampa. conj. Now for the first time; just now; then and only then. A: “Pilangꞌllaw na?” B: “Yampa dangꞌllaw.” A: "How many days?" B: "One day so far." synonyms: yambohoꞌ.

yangkon   

yuk₁   Variant: iuk. v. AO-1. To say something. This verb, a generic quote formula, always occurs unaffixed and almost invariably in Object focus. Yuk abay kami damundaꞌ inān, “Nā, magsukul na ba,” yukna. Our fishing companion in the other canoe spoke, "Thanks very much," he said. Category: Utter. Gram: AO-1 link: lling₁.

yuk₂   v. AO-1. To suppose something mistakenly. Yukku apagon boꞌ mbal. I thought it was durable, but it isn't. synonyms: kannal₂, kabāꞌ.

yum ʤ    “”