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waya

See also:wāyā-,andWaya

Aleut

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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waya(Western)

  1. righthere
  2. now

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Antillean Creole

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Etymology

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FromEnglishwire.

Noun

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waya

  1. wire

Buli (Indonesia)

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Noun

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waya

  1. water

References

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  • G. Maan,Proeve van een Bulische spraakkunst(1951) (aswaja)

East Makian

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Noun

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waya

  1. water

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  • C. L. Voorhoeve,The Makian Languages and Their Neighbours(1982) (aswaya)
  • Yuiti Wada,Correspondance of Consonants in North Halmahera Languages(1980) (aswoya)

Lokono

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Noun

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waya

  1. clay

References

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  • de Goeje, C. H. (1928)The Arawak Language of Guiana‎[2],Cambridge University Press,→ISBN,page257

Ma'ya

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Noun

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waya

  1. water

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Swahili

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waya

Pronunciation

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  • Audio(Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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SwahiliWikipediahas an article on:
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BorrowedfromEnglishwire.[1]

Noun

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waya(n class,pluralnyaya)

  1. wire(thin thread of metal)

Etymology 2

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BorrowedfromArabicوِعَاء(wiʕāʔ).

Noun

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waya(n class,pluralnyaya)

  1. earthenbakingdish

References

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  1. ^Petzell, Malin (2005) “Expanding the Swahili vocabulary”, inAfrica & Asia‎[1],volume 5,→ISSN,archived fromthe originalon2009-11-29,page 92 of 85-107:“Waya‘wire’ (class 14) is another case of morpheme substitution where the plural isnyaya‘wires’ (class 10).”

Yámana

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Noun

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waya

  1. bay

Yoruba

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Wáyàlálòjù.

Etymology

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Englishwire.

Noun

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wáyà

  1. wire,electricalcable

Derived terms

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