yaf

See also: YAF and ȝaf

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Yaka with f as a placeholder.

Symbol

yaf

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yaka.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Yaka terms

Middle English

Verb

yaf

1. past of yiven
   • Chaucer

     He yaf hym yiftes preciouse and deere.

   • c. 1471, An English Chronicle, 1377-1461:

     there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.

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Descendants

• English: yave
• Yola: ya

Woleaian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaf/

Noun

yaf

1. fire