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Page categories
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#IA Interlingua or InterlinguaCategory:Translingual terms derived from Interlingua#IA interlinguaCategory:Translingual abbreviations#IA.
Symbol
iaCategory:Translingual lemmas#IACategory:Translingual symbols#IACategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#IACategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
See also
Aromanian
Pronoun
ia fCategory:Aromanian lemmas#IACategory:Aromanian pronouns#IACategory:Aromanian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- alternative form of ea
Bariai
Noun
iaCategory:Bariai lemmas#IACategory:Bariai nouns#IACategory:Bariai entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
References
- Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)
Basque
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Basque terms borrowed from Latin#IACategory:Basque terms derived from Latin#IA iam.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ia (not comparable)Category:Basque lemmas#IACategory:Basque adverbs#IACategory:Basque uncomparable adverbs#IACategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Bola
Pronoun
iaCategory:Bola lemmas#IACategory:Bola pronouns#IACategory:Bola entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- third person singular
See also
| Number | Person | Free | Subject proclitic | Object Suffix | Oblique | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | 1st | iau | a | free pronoun | nau | |
| 2nd | ioe | o | vomu | |||
| 3rd | ia | i | -a | vona | ||
| Dual | 1st | Exclusive | maria | miri | free pronoun | ne + free pronoun |
| Inclusive | tarua | tu | ||||
| 2nd | marua | muru | ||||
| 3rd | rua | ru | ||||
| Paucal | 1st | Exclusive | mateu | mete | ||
| Inclusive | teu | te | ||||
| 2nd | matou | moto | ||||
| 3rd | tou | to | ||||
| Plural | 1st | Exclusive | mia | mi | ||
| Inclusive | hita | si | ||||
| 2nd | mua | mu | ||||
| 3rd | ria | ri | ||||
Choctaw
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-MuskogeanCategory:Choctaw terms inherited from Proto-Muskogean#IACategory:Choctaw terms derived from Proto-Muskogean#IA [Term?]Category:Proto-Muskogean term requests#IA. Cognate with Alabama aɬɬa, Chickasaw aiya, Creek a'yetv, Koasati aththa. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Choctaw entries#IA
Verb
ia (dual ittiachi, plural ilhkoli)Category:Choctaw lemmas#IACategory:Choctaw verbs#IACategory:Choctaw entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- To go.
Derived terms
References
- “ia”, in The Choctaw Dictionary, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Chuukese
Adverb
iaCategory:Chuukese lemmas#IACategory:Chuukese adverbs#IACategory:Chuukese entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
iaCategory:Dutch lemmas#IACategory:Dutch interjections#IACategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Derived terms
Esperanto
Etymology
From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -a (correlative suffix of kind)Category:Esperanto terms prefixed with i-#ACategory:Esperanto terms suffixed with -a#IA.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈia/Category:Esperanto 2-syllable words#IACategory:Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation#IA
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#IAAudio 1: (file)
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#IAAudio 2: (file)
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#IAAudio 3: (file) - Rhymes: -iaCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/ia#IACategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/ia/2 syllables#IA
- Syllabification: i‧a
Determiner
ia (plural iaj, accusative singular ian, accusative plural iajn)Category:Esperanto lemmas#IACategory:Esperanto determiners#IACategory:Esperanto correlatives#IACategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- some kind of (indeterminate correlative of kind)
Derived terms
See also
 |
interrogative | demonstrative | indefinite | universal | negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ki- | ti- | i- | ĉi- | neni- | ||
| kind of, sort of | -a | kia | tia | ia | ĉia | nenia |
| reason | -al | kial | tial | ial | ĉial | nenial |
| time | -am | kiam | tiam | iam | ĉiam | neniam |
| place | -e | kie | tie | ie | ĉie | nenie |
| motion | -en | kien | tien | ien | ĉien | nenien |
| manner | -el | kiel | tiel | iel | ĉiel | neniel |
| possessive | -es | kies | ties | ies | ĉies | nenies |
| demonstrative pronoun | -o | kio | tio | io | ĉio | nenio |
| amount | -om | kiom | tiom | iom | ĉiom | neniom |
| demonstrative determiner | -u | kiu | tiu | iu | ĉiu | neniu |
Further reading
- “ia”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “ia”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Fijian
Conjunction
iaCategory:Fijian lemmas#IACategory:Fijian conjunctions#IACategory:Fijian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Synonyms
Finnish
Conjunction
iaCategory:Finnish lemmas#IACategory:Finnish conjunctions#IACategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- obsolete spelling of jaCategory:Finnish obsolete forms#IA
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
iaCategory:Galician non-lemma forms#IACategory:Galician verb forms#IACategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir
Garo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Garo entries#IA
Pronoun
iaCategory:Garo lemmas#IACategory:Garo pronouns#IACategory:Garo entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA (combining form i-, plural iarang)
Declension
| case | proximal | distal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular “this” |
plural “these” |
singular “that” |
plural “those” | |
| nominative | ia | iarang | ua | uarang |
| accusative | iako | iarangko | uako | uarangko |
| dative | iana | iarangna | uana | uarangna |
| genitive | iani | iarangni | uani | uarangni |
| instrumental | iachi | iarangchi | uachi | uarangchi |
| locative | iano | iarango | uano | uarango |
| augmenting locative | ianoni, ianona, iachini, iachina, ianoniko, iachiniko |
iarangoni, iarangona, iarangchini, iarangchina, iarangoniko, iarangchiniko |
uanoni, uanona, uachini, uachina, uanoniko, uachiniko |
uarangoni, uarangona, uarangchini, uarangchina, uarangoniko, uarangchiniko |
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Interjection
iaCategory:German lemmas#IACategory:German interjections#IACategory:German entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- hee-haw (cry of an ass or donkey)
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#IACategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IA *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.a/, [ˈi.jə]Category:Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation#IA
Determiner
iaCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#IACategory:Hawaiian determiners#IACategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Pronoun
iaCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#IACategory:Hawaiian pronouns#IACategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Derived terms
See also
Particle
iaCategory:Hawaiian lemmas#IACategory:Hawaiian particles#IACategory:Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- obsolete spelling of ʻia, iā, and iʻaCategory:Hawaiian obsolete forms#IA
Hiri Motu
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Hiri Motu terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Hiri Motu terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Hiri Motu terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Hiri Motu terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronoun
iaCategory:Hiri Motu lemmas#IACategory:Hiri Motu pronouns#IACategory:Hiri Motu entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
See also
Indonesian
Etymology
From Proto-MalayicCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayic#IACategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia. Compare Māori ia, Tagalog siya.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
iaCategory:Indonesian lemmas#IACategory:Indonesian pronouns#IACategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)
- Ia mengajarkan muridnya di sekolah.
- They taught his students at school.
- it (used to refer to a non-human living thing)
- Burung bisa terbang karena ia mempunyai sayap.
- A bird can fly because it has wings
Synonyms
Jarai
Etymology
From Proto-ChamicCategory:Jarai terms inherited from Proto-Chamic#IACategory:Jarai terms derived from Proto-Chamic#IA *ʔiar, from Proto-Malayo-ChamicCategory:Jarai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Chamic#IACategory:Jarai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Chamic#IA *air, from Proto-Malayo-SumbawanCategory:Jarai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan#IACategory:Jarai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan#IA *wair, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Jarai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Jarai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *wahiʀ.
Pronunciation
Noun
iaCategory:Jarai lemmas#IACategory:Jarai nouns#IACategory:Jarai entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- water (clear liquid H₂O)
References
- Joshua Jensen, Jarai Clauses and Noun Phrases: Syntactic Structures (2014, →ISBN
Lindu
Pronoun
iaCategory:Lindu lemmas#IACategory:Lindu pronouns#IACategory:Lindu entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Macanese
Alternative forms
- iá (stressed)
Etymology
Possibly from MalayCategory:Macanese terms derived from Malay#IA ya.
Particle
iaCategory:Macanese lemmas#IACategory:Macanese particles#IACategory:Macanese entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- particle emphasizing an imminent action
- Azinha vai casa-ia, logo cai chuva ― Let's get home quickly, it's going to rainCategory:Macanese terms with usage examples#IA
- Iou tâ vâi-ia! ― Be right there!Category:Macanese terms with usage examples#IA
- Dessâ vai-ia! ― Let it be!Category:Macanese terms with usage examples#IA
- Tâ fêde-ia ― She's pregnant nowCategory:Macanese terms with usage examples#IA
- Pacência-iá. ― Be patient.Category:Macanese terms with usage examples#IA
- Já têm-ia! ― I've got it!Category:Macanese terms with usage examples#IA
- Más bôm trabalâ-ia manejante têm aqui! ― We'd better get to work, the boss is here!Category:Macanese terms with usage examples#IA
Usage notes
- Usually appended at the end of another word (regardless of part of speech), connected with a hyphen.
References
Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Makasar terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Makasar terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia.
Pronoun
ia (Lontara spelling ᨕᨗᨕ)Category:Makasar lemmas#IACategory:Makasar pronouns#IACategory:Makasar entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
See also
Malasanga
Etymology
Proto-AustronesianCategory:Malasanga terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Malasanga terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *Sikan.
Noun
iaCategory:Malasanga lemmas#IACategory:Malasanga nouns#IACategory:Malasanga entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988) (ia)
- John Carter, Katie Carter, John Grummitt, Bonnie MacKenzie, Janell Masters, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mur Village Vernaculars (2012) (iə)
Malay
Alternative forms
- (Etymology 2): iya
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-MalayicCategory:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayic#IACategory:Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Malay terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Malay terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronoun
ia (Jawi spelling اي, cliticized form -nya)Category:Malay lemmas#IACategory:Malay pronouns#IACategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- Genderless third person pronoun; he, she, they.
- Ia merupakan Perdana Menteri Kanada.
- He is the Prime Minister of Canada.
- Pronoun for something that is being discussed; it.
- Benda yang paling mengejutkan tentang universiti ini ialah bahawa ia sudah wujud untuk lebih daripada 500 tahun.
- The most surprising thing about this university is that it has existed for more than 500 years.
Derived terms
See also
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person |
kita4 | |
| 2nd person | ||
| 3rd person |
1 Polite.
2 Formal.
3 Informal.
4 Includes the listener (inclusive).
5 Excludes the listener (exclusive).
6 Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
7 Honorific.
8 Formal (Brunei).
- This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
- The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
- The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
- The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Malay entries#IA
Interjection
ia (Jawi spelling اي)Category:Malay lemmas#IACategory:Malay interjections#IACategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- Used to express affirmation; yes.
Derived terms
Further reading
- "ia" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Māori
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#IACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IA *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia. Compare Indonesian ia, Tagalog siya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈia/ [ˈiɐ]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#IA
Pronoun
iaCategory:Māori lemmas#IACategory:Māori pronouns#IACategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- they / he / she / it (genderless third person pronoun)
- I titiro ia ki te kurī.
- They looked at the dog.
See also
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:Middle French terms inherited from Old French#IACategory:Middle French terms derived from Old French#IA ja, from LatinCategory:Middle French terms inherited from Latin#IACategory:Middle French terms derived from Latin#IA iam.
Adverb
iaCategory:Middle French lemmas#IACategory:Middle French adverbs#IACategory:Middle French entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- already
- 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 61:
- le Roi Artus estoit ia couchéCategory:Middle French terms with quotations#IA
- King Arthur was already in bed
Descendants
- French: jà (obsolete)
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#IACategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IA *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Niuean terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronoun
iaCategory:Niuean lemmas#IACategory:Niuean pronouns#IACategory:Niuean entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
See also
Old English
Pronunciation
Adverb
iaCategory:Old English lemmas#IACategory:Old English adverbs#IACategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- alternative form of ġēa
Otomaco
Etymology
Noun
iaCategory:Otomaco lemmas#IACategory:Otomaco nouns#IACategory:Otomaco entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
References
Piaroa
Noun
iaCategory:Piaroa lemmas#IACategory:Piaroa nouns#IACategory:Piaroa entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
References
- A. Ernst, Upper Orinoco Vocabularies
Portuguese
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#IAAudio (Portugal (Porto)): (file) - Rhymes: -iɐCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/iɐ#IACategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/iɐ/2 syllables#IA
- Hyphenation: i‧a
Verb
iaCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#IACategory:Portuguese verb forms#IACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ir
- (informalCategory:Portuguese informal terms#IA) alternative form of iria
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#IACategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IA *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronoun
iaCategory:Rapa Nui lemmas#IACategory:Rapa Nui pronouns#IACategory:Rapa Nui entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Perhaps from one of several similar words in neighboring languages, or perhaps from iacă. Alternatively, perhaps a spontaneous creation of expression.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ja/Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation#IA
Category:Romanian terms with audio pronunciation#IAAudio: (file)
Category:Romanian terms with audio pronunciation#IAAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -aCategory:Rhymes:Romanian/a#IACategory:Rhymes:Romanian/a/1 syllable#IA
- Homophone: eaCategory:Romanian terms with homophones#IA
Interjection
iaCategory:Romanian lemmas#IACategory:Romanian interjections#IACategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Related terms
Verb
iaCategory:Romanian non-lemma forms#IACategory:Romanian verb forms#IACategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Romansh
Pronoun
iaCategory:Romansh lemmas#IACategory:Romansh pronouns#IACategory:Romansh entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA (SurmiranCategory:Surmiran Romansh#IA)
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#IACategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IA *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronoun
iaCategory:Samoan lemmas#IACategory:Samoan pronouns#IACategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- he, she
- E fanau mai e ia le tama tane, e te faaigoa foi ia te ia o Iesu; aua e faaola e ia lona nuu ai a latou agasala.
- And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
See also
Particle
iaCategory:Samoan lemmas#IACategory:Samoan particles#IACategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- Precedes a name to mark it as a direct object
Sranan Tongo
Adverb
iaCategory:Sranan Tongo lemmas#IACategory:Sranan Tongo adverbs#IACategory:Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Taparita
Etymology
Noun
iaCategory:Taparita lemmas#IACategory:Taparita nouns#IACategory:Taparita entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
References
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Tok Pisin terms inherited from English#IACategory:Tok Pisin terms derived from English#IA ear.
Noun
iaCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#IACategory:Tok Pisin nouns#IACategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Synonyms
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈi.a]Category:Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation#IA
- Hyphenation: i‧a
Etymology 1
Category:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IAFrom Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#IA *ia. Cognates include Hawaiian ia and Samoan ia.
Pronoun
iaCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#IACategory:Tokelauan pronouns#IACategory:Tokelauan personal pronouns#IACategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
See also
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| 1st person (exclusive) | au, kita1 | ki māua | ki mā | ki mātou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person (inclusive) | ― | ki tāua | ki tā | ki tātou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person | koe | koulua | koutou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person | ia | ki lāua | ki lā | ki lātou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| agentive clitic | singular | dual | plural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person (exclusive) | kō | ki mā | ki mātou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st person (inclusive) | ― | ki tā | ki tātou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd person | kē | koulua | koutou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd person | ia | ki lā | ki lātou | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1) Sympathetic
Pronouns preceded by ki may drop this preposition when in a possessive phrase.
Article
iaCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#IACategory:Tokelauan articles#IACategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- The personal article.
- 1948, Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau], page 1:
- Ko kimatou, ia tagata o Tokelau, e takutinoCategory:Tokelauan terms with quotations#IA
- We, the people of Tokelau, say openly
Usage notes
- Used before a personal pronoun, proper noun, human collective, natural disaster or subject of a numeral not preceded by a preposition.
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
Category:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IAFrom Proto-PolynesianCategory:Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#IACategory:Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#IA *ia. Cognates include Māori ia and Samoan ia.
Particle
iaCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#IACategory:Tokelauan particles#IACategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
- Emphasises the preceding noun.
Interjection
iaCategory:Tokelauan lemmas#IACategory:Tokelauan interjections#IACategory:Tokelauan entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
References
Tolai
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Tolai terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Tolai terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IA *ia, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tolai terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tolai terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tolai terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Tolai terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Tolai terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Tolai terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Tolai terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronoun
iaCategory:Tolai lemmas#IACategory:Tolai pronouns#IACategory:Tolai entries with incorrect language header#IACategory:Pages with entries#IACategory:Pages with 43 entries#IA
Declension
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-OceanicCategory:Uneapa terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#IACategory:Uneapa terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#IA *ia, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Uneapa terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IACategory:Uneapa terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#IA *(si-)ia, from Proto-AustronesianCategory:Uneapa terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian#IACategory:Uneapa terms derived from Proto-Austronesian#IA *(si-)ia.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
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Further reading
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 365
Vandalic
Etymology
From Proto-GermanicCategory:Vandalic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#IACategory:Vandalic terms derived from Proto-Germanic#IA *jahw, cognate with Gothic 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah), Old English ġe.
Conjunction
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- and
- c390, De conviviis barbaris
- Inter eils Gothicum scapia matzia ia drincan / non audet quisquam dignos educere versus.
- Between the Gothic [cries] “Hail” and “Let’s get [something to] eat and drink” / nobody dares to put forth decent verses.
- c390, De conviviis barbaris
Welsh
Etymology
From ie with the unstressed final vowel lowered from /ɛ/ to /a/, a feature of north-west Walian speech.
Pronunciation
Particle
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- (North WalesCategory:North Wales Welsh#IA, colloquialCategory:Welsh colloquialisms#IA) yes, aye
- Synonym: ie
- Antonyms: naci, nage
- Fo ’di dy dad di? Ia, dyna fo.
- Is he your dad? Yes, that’s him.
- (North WalesCategory:North Wales Welsh#IA, colloquialCategory:Welsh colloquialisms#IA) interrogative particle (used sentence-finally when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis)
- Synonym: ife
Usage notes
- Used to reply to questions or statements with a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. For a regular unemphatic verb-initial question or statement, other words of agreement are employed.
- Used in this way, the characteristically colloquial northern. In the standard and colloquial southern language, ie is the preferred form.
- When used sentence-finally in the north, it follows a sentene containing a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis. The equivalent southern particle is ife.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ia”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Makian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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