eya

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Ewe

Pronunciation

Pronoun

eya

  1. he
  2. it
  3. she

Kamula

Noun

eya

  1. woman

References

  • transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
  • Possible Cognates Between Kamula and Pa, chart 10, page 16, in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics, issues 17-20 (1990)

Ladino

Pronunciation

Pronoun

eya (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אייה)

  1. she, it

Nupe

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

èyà (plural èyàzhì)

  1. great grandchild

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

èyà (plural èyàzhì)

  1. friend; companion
    Synonyms: másòyi, yàzundàci
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Eya na dan Èdù o na

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *e-ja. Cognate with Gbari eya.

Pronunciation

Noun

eya (plural eyazhì)

  1. canoe
    Eya gbà eyapáci à. ― A canoe is never to small for the canoeist.
  2. boat; barge
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

eya (plural eyazhì)

  1. year
    Eya á cé. ― A year has come around.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yá (“to yawn”).

Pronunciation

Noun

èyá (plural èyázhì)

  1. yawn
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

Noun

èyá (plural èyázhì)

  1. stench
    Synonym: etswán

Etymology 7

Èya

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *ɛ̀ya. Cognates include Dibo èya, Kami èya, Gupa-Abawa èya, Kakanda èyá, Kupa èyá, Ebira ẹya.

Pronunciation

Noun

èya (plural èyazhì)

  1. African buffalo; bush cow

Further reading

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English hair.

Noun

eya

  1. head hair
  2. fur

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-êya

  1. to be dissatisfied with, to look down on

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive ukweya
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukweya ukungeyi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yeya -eye
Plural yeyani -eyeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyeya, ngeya engeyayo, engeya ngeya angeyi engingeyi ngingeyi
2nd singular uyeya, weya oweyayo, oweya weya aweyi ongeyi ungeyi
1st plural siyeya, seya eseyayo, eseya seya aseyi esingeyi singeyi
2nd plural niyeya, neya eneyayo, eneya neya aneyi eningeyi ningeyi
Class 1 uyeya, weya oweyayo, oweya eya akeyi ongeyi engeyi
Class 2 bayeya, beya abeyayo, abeya beya abeyi abangeyi bengeyi
Class 3 uyeya, weya oweyayo, oweya weya aweyi ongeyi ungeyi
Class 4 iyeya, yeya eyeyayo, eyeya yeya ayeyi engeyi ingeyi
Class 5 liyeya, leya eleyayo, eleya leya aleyi elingeyi lingeyi
Class 6 ayeya, eya eyayo, eya eya aweyi angeyi engeyi
Class 7 siyeya, seya eseyayo, eseya seya aseyi esingeyi singeyi
Class 8 ziyeya, zeya ezeyayo, ezeya zeya azeyi ezingeyi zingeyi
Class 9 iyeya, yeya eyeyayo, eyeya yeya ayeyi engeyi ingeyi
Class 10 ziyeya, zeya ezeyayo, ezeya zeya azeyi ezingeyi zingeyi
Class 11 luyeya, lweya olweyayo, olweya lweya alweyi olungeyi lungeyi
Class 14 buyeya, beya obeyayo, obeya beya abeyi obungeyi bungeyi
Class 15 kuyeya, kweya okweyayo, okweya kweya akweyi okungeyi kungeyi
Class 17 kuyeya, kweya okweyayo, okweya kweya akweyi okungeyi kungeyi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngeyile, ngeyē engeyile, engeyē ngeyile, ngeyē angeyanga engingeyanga ngingeyanga
2nd singular weyile, weyē oweyile, oweyē weyile, weyē aweyanga ongeyanga ungeyanga
1st plural seyile, seyē eseyile, eseyē seyile, seyē aseyanga esingeyanga singeyanga
2nd plural neyile, neyē eneyile, eneyē neyile, neyē aneyanga eningeyanga ningeyanga
Class 1 weyile, weyē oweyile, oweyē eyile, eyē akeyanga ongeyanga engeyanga
Class 2 beyile, beyē abeyile, abeyē beyile, beyē abeyanga abangeyanga bengeyanga
Class 3 weyile, weyē oweyile, oweyē weyile, weyē aweyanga ongeyanga ungeyanga
Class 4 yeyile, yeyē eyeyile, eyeyē yeyile, yeyē ayeyanga engeyanga ingeyanga
Class 5 leyile, leyē eleyile, eleyē leyile, leyē aleyanga elingeyanga lingeyanga
Class 6 eyile, eyē eyile, eyē eyile, eyē aweyanga angeyanga engeyanga
Class 7 seyile, seyē eseyile, eseyē seyile, seyē aseyanga esingeyanga singeyanga
Class 8 zeyile, zeyē ezeyile, ezeyē zeyile, zeyē azeyanga ezingeyanga zingeyanga
Class 9 yeyile, yeyē eyeyile, eyeyē yeyile, yeyē ayeyanga engeyanga ingeyanga
Class 10 zeyile, zeyē ezeyile, ezeyē zeyile, zeyē azeyanga ezingeyanga zingeyanga
Class 11 lweyile, lweyē olweyile, olweyē lweyile, lweyē alweyanga olungeyanga lungeyanga
Class 14 beyile, beyē obeyile, obeyē beyile, beyē abeyanga obungeyanga bungeyanga
Class 15 kweyile, kweyē okweyile, okweyē kweyile, kweyē akweyanga okungeyanga kungeyanga
Class 17 kweyile, kweyē okweyile, okweyē kweyile, kweyē akweyanga okungeyanga kungeyanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngēya engēya ngēya angeyanga engingeyanga ngingeyanga
2nd singular wēya owēya wēya aweyanga ongeyanga ungeyanga
1st plural sēya esēya sēya aseyanga esingeyanga singeyanga
2nd plural nēya enēya nēya aneyanga eningeyanga ningeyanga
Class 1 wēya owēya ēya akeyanga ongeyanga engeyanga
Class 2 bēya abēya bēya abeyanga abangeyanga bengeyanga
Class 3 wēya owēya wēya aweyanga ongeyanga ungeyanga
Class 4 yēya eyēya yēya ayeyanga engeyanga ingeyanga
Class 5 lēya elēya lēya aleyanga elingeyanga lingeyanga
Class 6 ēya ēya ēya aweyanga angeyanga engeyanga
Class 7 sēya esēya sēya aseyanga esingeyanga singeyanga
Class 8 zēya ezēya zēya azeyanga ezingeyanga zingeyanga
Class 9 yēya eyēya yēya ayeyanga engeyanga ingeyanga
Class 10 zēya ezēya zēya azeyanga ezingeyanga zingeyanga
Class 11 lwēya olwēya lwēya alweyanga olungeyanga lungeyanga
Class 14 bēya obēya bēya abeyanga obungeyanga bungeyanga
Class 15 kwēya okwēya kwēya akweyanga okungeyanga kungeyanga
Class 17 kwēya okwēya kwēya akweyanga okungeyanga kungeyanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingeya — ngingeya ngingeye — ngingeye
2nd singular ungeya — ungeya ungeye — ungeye
1st plural singeya — singeya singeye — singeye
2nd plural ningeya — ningeya ningeye — ningeye
Class 1 angeya — engeya angeye — engeye
Class 2 bangeya — bengeya bangeye — bengeye
Class 3 ungeya — ungeya ungeye — ungeye
Class 4 ingeya — ingeya ingeye — ingeye
Class 5 lingeya — lingeya lingeye — lingeye
Class 6 angeya — engeya angeye — engeye
Class 7 singeya — singeya singeye — singeye
Class 8 zingeya — zingeya zingeye — zingeye
Class 9 ingeya — ingeya ingeye — ingeye
Class 10 zingeya — zingeya zingeye — zingeye
Class 11 lungeya — lungeya lungeye — lungeye
Class 14 bungeya — bungeya bungeye — bungeye
Class 15 kungeya — kungeya kungeye — kungeye
Class 17 kungeya — kungeya kungeye — kungeye
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokweya engizokweya ngizokweya angizukweya engingezukweya ngingezukweya
2nd singular uzokweya ozokweya uzokweya awuzukweya ongezukweya ungezukweya
1st plural sizokweya esizokweya sizokweya asizukweya esingezukweya singezukweya
2nd plural nizokweya enizokweya nizokweya anizukweya eningezukweya ningezukweya
Class 1 uzokweya ozokweya ezokweya akazukweya ongezukweya engezukweya
Class 2 bazokweya abazokweya bezokweya abazukweya abangezukweya bengezukweya
Class 3 uzokweya ozokweya uzokweya awuzukweya ongezukweya ungezukweya
Class 4 izokweya ezokweya izokweya ayizukweya engezukweya ingezukweya
Class 5 lizokweya elizokweya lizokweya alizukweya elingezukweya lingezukweya
Class 6 azokweya azokweya ezokweya awazukweya angezukweya engezukweya
Class 7 sizokweya esizokweya sizokweya asizukweya esingezukweya singezukweya
Class 8 zizokweya ezizokweya zizokweya azizukweya ezingezukweya zingezukweya
Class 9 izokweya ezokweya izokweya ayizukweya engezukweya ingezukweya
Class 10 zizokweya ezizokweya zizokweya azizukweya ezingezukweya zingezukweya
Class 11 luzokweya oluzokweya luzokweya aluzukweya olungezukweya lungezukweya
Class 14 buzokweya obuzokweya buzokweya abuzukweya obungezukweya bungezukweya
Class 15 kuzokweya okuzokweya kuzokweya akuzukweya okungezukweya kungezukweya
Class 17 kuzokweya okuzokweya kuzokweya akuzukweya okungezukweya kungezukweya
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokweya engiyokweya ngiyokweya angiyukweya engingeyukweya ngingeyukweya
2nd singular uyokweya oyokweya uyokweya awuyukweya ongeyukweya ungeyukweya
1st plural siyokweya esiyokweya siyokweya asiyukweya esingeyukweya singeyukweya
2nd plural niyokweya eniyokweya niyokweya aniyukweya eningeyukweya ningeyukweya
Class 1 uyokweya oyokweya eyokweya akayukweya ongeyukweya engeyukweya
Class 2 bayokweya abayokweya beyokweya abayukweya abangeyukweya bengeyukweya
Class 3 uyokweya oyokweya uyokweya awuyukweya ongeyukweya ungeyukweya
Class 4 iyokweya eyokweya iyokweya ayiyukweya engeyukweya ingeyukweya
Class 5 liyokweya eliyokweya liyokweya aliyukweya elingeyukweya lingeyukweya
Class 6 ayokweya ayokweya eyokweya awayukweya angeyukweya engeyukweya
Class 7 siyokweya esiyokweya siyokweya asiyukweya esingeyukweya singeyukweya
Class 8 ziyokweya eziyokweya ziyokweya aziyukweya ezingeyukweya zingeyukweya
Class 9 iyokweya eyokweya iyokweya ayiyukweya engeyukweya ingeyukweya
Class 10 ziyokweya eziyokweya ziyokweya aziyukweya ezingeyukweya zingeyukweya
Class 11 luyokweya oluyokweya luyokweya aluyukweya olungeyukweya lungeyukweya
Class 14 buyokweya obuyokweya buyokweya abuyukweya obungeyukweya bungeyukweya
Class 15 kuyokweya okuyokweya kuyokweya akuyukweya okungeyukweya kungeyukweya
Class 17 kuyokweya okuyokweya kuyokweya akuyukweya okungeyukweya kungeyukweya
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngeye ngingeyi
2nd singular weye ungeyi
1st plural seye singeyi
2nd plural neye ningeyi
Class 1 eye angeyi
Class 2 beye bangeyi
Class 3 weye ungeyi
Class 4 yeye ingeyi
Class 5 leye lingeyi
Class 6 eye angeyi
Class 7 seye singeyi
Class 8 zeye zingeyi
Class 9 yeye ingeyi
Class 10 zeye zingeyi
Class 11 lweye lungeyi
Class 14 beye bungeyi
Class 15 kweye kungeyi
Class 17 kweye kungeyi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngeya ngangeya, angeya, angangeya
2nd singular weya wangeya, aweya, awangeya
1st plural seya sangeya, aseya, asangeya
2nd plural neya nangeya, aneya, anangeya
Class 1 weya wangeya, akeya, akangeya
Class 2 beya bangeya, abeya, abangeya
Class 3 weya wangeya, aweya, awangeya
Class 4 yeya yangeya, ayeya, ayangeya
Class 5 leya langeya, aleya, alangeya
Class 6 eya angeya, aweya, awangeya
Class 7 seya sangeya, aseya, asangeya
Class 8 zeya zangeya, azeya, azangeya
Class 9 yeya yangeya, ayeya, ayangeya
Class 10 zeya zangeya, azeya, azangeya
Class 11 lweya lwangeya, alweya, alwangeya
Class 14 beya bangeya, abeya, abangeya
Class 15 kweya kwangeya, akweya, akwangeya
Class 17 kweya kwangeya, akweya, akwangeya

Derived terms

References

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