ayaa

Navajo

Postposition

ayaa

1. third-person indefinite of biyaa

Ojibwe

Verb

ayaa (inanimate subject)

1. be (in a certain place)
2. (with a lexical preverb) be in a certain condition

Conjugation

Conjugation of ayaa

Independent	positive	negative
singular (0s)	ayaa	ayaasinoon
obviative singular (0's)	ayaani	ayaasinini
plural (0p)	ayaawan	ayaasinoon
obviative plural (0'p)	ayaaniwan	ayaasininiwan
Conjunct	positive	negative
singular or plural (0)	ayaag	ayaasinog
obviative singular or plural (0')	ayaanig	ayaasininig

Alternative forms

• ayaamagad

Verb

ayaa (animate subject)

1. be (in a certain place)

   Miish eta go inzhishenh gaa-ayaad miinawaa wiiwan, miinawaa niizh ikwewag iko imaa gii-ayaawag, oshkiniigikweg.

   Then there was only my uncle and his wife, and there were two women, young women.

2. (with a lexical preverb) be in a certain condition

Conjugation

Conjugation of ayaa

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindayaa	nindayaasii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidayaa	gidayaasii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	ayaa	ayaasii(n)
Obviative (3')	ayaawan	ayaasiiwan
Indefinite (X)	ayaam	ayaasiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindayaamin	nindayaasiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidayaamin	gidayaasiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidayaam	gidayaasiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	ayaawag	ayaasiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ayaayaan	ayaasiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	ayaayan/yin	ayaasiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	ayaad	ayaasig
Obviative (3')	ayaanid	ayaasinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	ayaang	ayaasing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ayaayaang	ayaasiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	ayaayang/ying	ayaasiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	ayaayeg	ayaasiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	ayaawaad	ayaasiwaad

See also

• abi
• aawan
• aawi
• ate
• ayaan
• ayaaw

References

• Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “ayaa”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎, University of Minnesota