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Wiktionary

neya

Ainu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ney (“that”) +‎ a (“to sit”), literally “(the thing) that sits there”.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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neya (Kana spelling ネヤ, plural nerok)

  1. (demonstrative) that (close to the speaker and listener)

Synonyms

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See also

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Ainu demonstrative adjectives
Ainu demonstrative adjectives[1]
pronoun number
singular plural
this tan, taan tanokay, taokay, taoka (Saru)
that neyan, neya, nea (Saru) neyokay, nerok
that (distal) toan tonokay, tookay, tooka (Saru)
Notes
  1. ^ The noun form is formed by adding pe, for objects (ex.: tanpe, "this thing"), or kur, for persons (ex.: tan kur, "this person").
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