-ya

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ya"

Bambara

Suffix

-ya

1. forms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns

   ‎teri (“friend”) + ‎-ya → ‎teriya (“friendship”)

   ‎jan (“long”) + ‎-ya → ‎janya (“length”)

Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin

Etymology

From western Japanese や (ya, copula).

Particle

-ya

1. to be

References

• Komei Hosokawa (1987), Malay talk on boat: an account of Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin‎ (in Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin)

Classical Nahuatl

Suffix

-ya

1. Suffix indicating the singular imperfect indicative of verbs.