Lexicon · 18 entries

Y

ya, nyapron

independent, object and possessive, 3rd pers. sg. For some speakers, nya is the usual subject form while ya is the object and possessive form, except that nya occurs after a nasal) he; him; his; she; her; it; its: Nya bị̀a ebe à Let him come here: Fâ fụ̀lụ̀ ya They saw him: Edèlụ̀ m̀ nyà akwụkwọ I wrote to him

nya bụ̀ nà that is to say

nya kà ... jì for that reason; so; therefore: Ibè bị̀àlụ̀ ọlụ n’ogè n’ụ̀tụtụ̄ à, nya kà e jì rọ yā òfu n’ime ndị gā-eje nnene akwụkwọ Ibe was punctual at work this morning; that is why he was chosen as one of the people who are going to sit the examination

nya kpàtàlụ̀ therefore; for that reason

ya nà ònwe yā he himself; she herself

ya nwà he himself; she herself

ǹkè ya his; her; hers; its

ndịǹkè nya his own people

sọ̀ọsọ̀ ya only him, her, it

-yàv

A. suffer from (disease); endure B. suffer from misfortune (brought by a person): (fig.) Ọ bụ̀ Ọ̀fọ kà ànyị nà-ayà It is Ọfọ who worries us (fig.) Adā ayā gị̄ àyà No one can suffer from you! (Used in reply to someone who boasts he can harm one)

-yà ọyà suffer illness; be sick; suffer from disease: Ọ nà-ayā òkpoòmìlì She is suffering from rheumatism: Ọ nà-ayà ọyā ọ̄zịza She is suffering from a swelling disease

(àrụ) -ya be sick: Àrụ nà-ayā ya He is sick

yaà!int

exclamatory shout to frighten, call attention

yàbaàsị̀n

onion (Allium cepa Linn.) (Pidgin yàbaàs)

-yà-tọv

open forcibly

myàtọ ọnụ̄ opening of mouth forcibly, especially of another person or animal (abusing the speaker)

-yà-tọ̀ +v.:

-yàtọ̀ ọnụ̄ be vulgar in speech

-yi1v

wear

-yi àfè wear cloth

-yi akpụkpọ ụkwụ̄ -yi akwà wear shoes wear cloth

-yi àwọ̀lọ̀ wear mask

-yibe clothe; put clothes on someone (e.g. a child)

-yikpò clothe, put clothing on so as to cover up something: Yikpò ọnya dị̄ gị n’afọ àfè Wear clothing over the sore on your abdomen

-yikwàsị put on (clothing, mask, etc.)

-yilị wear

-yilị àfè put on clothes: Yìlị àfè gị Put on your shirt (or clothes)

-yipụ̀ take off (clothing, mask, etc.)

-yipụ̀ àwọ̀lọ̀ take off mask; unmask: Yipụ̄ àwọ̀lọ̀ Take the mask off (yourself)

-yi2v

resemble; be like, alike: Àdâ yìlị̀ nne yā Àda resembles her mother: Ife ēyi nnwa There is nothing like a child (used as a name)

eyī uchè quite unexpected

àtụ̀ eyī not exactly describable

òyiyi resembling; being (a)like; likeness; resemblance

-yi +3v

-yi àkwa lay eggs: Ọ̀kụkọ̀ m nà-èyi ākwa My fowl is laying eggs

-yi4v

cut (human and animal flesh and soft objects)

-yikasị cut oneself open

-yitọ cut free; cut

-yiwa cut open, across, into two

-yiwa òlòma cut orange into half

-yi +5v

cause

-yi atụtọ tickle

-yi egwù frighten

-yi ǹtàtàlabụ̀, tickle in armpit

ǹtàtabụ̀labụ̀

-yi6v

A. turn B. paddle (e.g. turn paddle in water)

-yigbu turn upon and kill

myigbu slander; craftiness; evil

-yido put ashore

-yifè paddle, ferry across

-yi ụ̀gbà to dive: Anà m̀ èje iyī ụ̀gbà nà m̀milī I am going to the stream to dive

-yi ụgbọ paddle canoe

-yị̀ 1., -wị̀1v

A. be, go together; accompany one another in doing something: Mụ nà enyì m gà-ayị̀ je Nnọkwà echi My friend and I will go (together) to Nnọkwa tomorrow: Mụ nà Ọgụgụ̀â yị̀ je mmīli Ọgụgua and myself went to the stream together B. have illicit sex with a woman: Èkê chọ̀lụ̀ ịyị̀ Àda Eke wanted to have illicit sex with Ada

ọ̀yị̀yị̀, ọ̀wị̀wị̀ going together

-yị̀lị go together: Bị̀a kà ànyị yị̀lị jee nkụ̄ Come, let us go together to fetch the firewood

-yị̀ ọ̀yị̀ be friends

-yị̀ ọ̀yị̀ be lovers; commit adultery, fornication: Ayị̀nà ọ̀yị̀ Do not commit adultery

-yị̀ 1., -wị̀2

+:

-wị̀ ala, -yị̀ ala be mad: Ị̀ nà-awị̀ alā? Are you mad?

-yọv

beg B. beg for alms

ọ̀yịyọ begging

-yọ ayị̀yọ A. beg; beseech; pray

-yọ m̀gba challenge to a wrestling contest

-yọta receive by begging

onye ayị̀yọ beggar

-yọ̀1v

drizzle (of rain); sprinkle: Mmilī nà-ayọ̀ The rain is drizzling: Yọ̀ọ nnī afụ̀ nwantịntị nnū Sprinkle some salt on the food

-yọ̀kpọ flap (in the face)

-yọ̀2v

sift

-yọ̀cha sift (to separate chaff or foreign body)

-yọ̀chapụ̀ sift out

-yọ̀ghalị shake: Ọ yọ̀ghàlị̀lụ̀ ọgwụ̀ afụ̀ He shook the medicine

-yọ̀kpọ sift to a fine powder

-yọ̀ta sieve out

-yọ̀ ụ̀sàkà shake a musical calabash

yụpron

you; thou; thee (less common than gị)