Pronouns Part 3 "Yayya"

"Yayya" means "he, she or it"

As with the other pronouns there is at least two forms for "yayya"

• Na (note there is no glottal stop otherwise you end up with "I".)
• Yayya

"Na"

This may perhaps be one of the easier pronouns to deal with. In most cases, "Na" is used.

• Kananna y nilutu' - She is eating what I cooked
• Dagatanna sakan sangaw - He is coming to pick me up in a while
• Danna sikaw ta makan - She is giving you food
• Kinarelana sikami ta ospital - He ran us to the hospital (He brough us to the hospital)

"Yayya"

Oftentimes "yayya" is used when the verb is conjugated in the "ma_"

• Mazzigu' yayya - He is taking a bath/shower
• Mappattu yayya - She is jumping
• Nalaggabban yayya ta bannag - He drowned in the river

Vocabulary
Verbs
Dagatan - To pick up, To stop by
Karela - To run
Mazzigu' - To take a bath or shower
Mappattu - To jump
Malaggabban - To drown

Nouns
Makan - food
Bannag - river

Adjectives
Sangaw - Now/Later


To be edited (Thanks James!)