neya

Ainu

Alternative forms

• (Saru) nea

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [néꜜjà]

Adjective

neya (Kana spelling ネヤ, plural nerok)

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

Synonyms

• neyan

See also

Ainu demonstrative determiners

pronoun	singular	plural
this	tan, taan	tanokay, taokay taoka (Saru)
that	neyan, neya nea (Saru)	neyokay, nerok
that (distal)	toan	tonokay, tookay tooka (Saru)

The noun form is formed by adding pe, for objects (ex.: tanpe, "this thing"), or kur, for persons (ex.: tan kur, "this person").