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Words
Kanji
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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

やー : yaa | define meaning

yaa

Pronunciation: [jaː]

Definition

Particle

Used at the end of a sentence to add emphasis.
1. うみやちゅらさんやー。【海や清らさんやー。】
  umiya churasan yaa.
  "The sea is quite beautiful.", "The sea is beautiful eh."

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Orthography	Form
Kana	やー
Romanization	yaa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[jaː]

意味：ね、な、だね、だな

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, October 2). やー : yaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/688/yaa/.