Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Jamamadí.
Symbol
jaa
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Jamamadí.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Jamamadí terms
Alemannic German
Adverb
jaa
- alternative form of ja
Estonian
Etymology
See jah.
Interjection
jaa
- yes
Noun
jaa (genitive jaa, partitive jaad)
- a yes
Declension
| Declension of jaa (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jaa
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jaad
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| accusative
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nom.
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| gen.
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jaa
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| genitive
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jaade
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| partitive
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jaad
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jaasid
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| illative
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jaasse
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jaadesse
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| inessive
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jaas
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jaades
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| elative
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jaast
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jaadest
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| allative
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jaale
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jaadele
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| adessive
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jaal
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jaadel
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| ablative
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jaalt
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jaadelt
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| translative
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jaaks
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jaadeks
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| terminative
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jaani
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jaadeni
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| essive
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jaana
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jaadena
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| abessive
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jaata
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jaadeta
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| comitative
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jaaga
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jaadega
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Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Swedish ia, iā (“yes”) (compare Swedish ja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑː/, [ˈjɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): jaa
- Hyphenation(key): jaa
Interjection
jaa
- um, well
Jaa, enpä tiedä...- Um, I don’t know...
- oh (when the speaker is surprised about something that s/he got to know; this has a slight nuance of the speaker being more or less interested in getting more information about it)
- (rare) yes
Noun
jaa
- aye, yea (only in singular; in voting)
Declension
Rarely declined.
| Inflection of jaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
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| nominative
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jaa
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jaat
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| genitive
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jaan
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jaiden
jaitten
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| partitive
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jaata
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jaita
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| illative
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jaahan
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jaihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jaa
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jaat
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| accusative
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nom.
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jaa
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jaat
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| gen.
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jaan
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| genitive
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jaan
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jaiden
jaitten
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| partitive
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jaata
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jaita
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| inessive
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jaassa
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jaissa
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| elative
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jaasta
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jaista
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| illative
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jaahan
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jaihin
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| adessive
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jaalla
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jailla
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| ablative
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jaalta
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jailta
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| allative
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jaalle
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jaille
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| essive
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jaana
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jaina
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| translative
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jaaksi
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jaiksi
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| abessive
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jaatta
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jaitta
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| instructive
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—
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jain
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jaani
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jaani
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| accusative
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nom.
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jaani
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jaani
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| gen.
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jaani
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| genitive
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jaani
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jaideni
jaitteni
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| partitive
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jaatani
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jaitani
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| inessive
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jaassani
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jaissani
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| elative
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jaastani
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jaistani
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| illative
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jaahani
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jaihini
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| adessive
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jaallani
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jaillani
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| ablative
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jaaltani
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jailtani
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| allative
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jaalleni
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jailleni
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| essive
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jaanani
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jainani
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| translative
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jaakseni
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jaikseni
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| abessive
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jaattani
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jaittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jaineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jaasi
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jaasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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jaasi
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jaasi
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| gen.
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jaasi
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| genitive
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jaasi
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jaidesi
jaittesi
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| partitive
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jaatasi
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jaitasi
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| inessive
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jaassasi
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jaissasi
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| elative
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jaastasi
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jaistasi
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| illative
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jaahasi
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jaihisi
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| adessive
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jaallasi
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jaillasi
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| ablative
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jaaltasi
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jailtasi
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| allative
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jaallesi
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jaillesi
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| essive
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jaanasi
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jainasi
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| translative
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jaaksesi
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jaiksesi
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| abessive
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jaattasi
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jaittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jainesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jaamme
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jaamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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jaamme
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jaamme
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| gen.
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jaamme
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| genitive
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jaamme
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jaidemme
jaittemme
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| partitive
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jaatamme
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jaitamme
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| inessive
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jaassamme
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jaissamme
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| elative
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jaastamme
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jaistamme
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| illative
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jaahamme
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jaihimme
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| adessive
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jaallamme
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jaillamme
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| ablative
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jaaltamme
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jailtamme
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| allative
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jaallemme
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jaillemme
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| essive
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jaanamme
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jainamme
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| translative
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jaaksemme
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jaiksemme
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| abessive
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jaattamme
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jaittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jainemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jaanne
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jaanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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jaanne
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jaanne
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| gen.
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jaanne
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| genitive
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jaanne
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jaidenne
jaittenne
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| partitive
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jaatanne
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jaitanne
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| inessive
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jaassanne
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jaissanne
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| elative
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jaastanne
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jaistanne
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| illative
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jaahanne
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jaihinne
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| adessive
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jaallanne
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jaillanne
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| ablative
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jaaltanne
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jailtanne
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| allative
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jaallenne
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jaillenne
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| essive
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jaananne
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jainanne
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| translative
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jaaksenne
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jaiksenne
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| abessive
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jaattanne
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jaittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jainenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jaansa
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jaansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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jaansa
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jaansa
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| gen.
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jaansa
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| genitive
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jaansa
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jaidensa
jaittensa
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| partitive
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jaataan
jaatansa
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jaitaan
jaitansa
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| inessive
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jaassaan
jaassansa
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jaissaan
jaissansa
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| elative
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jaastaan
jaastansa
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jaistaan
jaistansa
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| illative
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jaahansa
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jaihinsa
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| adessive
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jaallaan
jaallansa
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jaillaan
jaillansa
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| ablative
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jaaltaan
jaaltansa
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jailtaan
jailtansa
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| allative
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jaalleen
jaallensa
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jailleen
jaillensa
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| essive
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jaanaan
jaanansa
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jainaan
jainansa
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| translative
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jaakseen
jaaksensa
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jaikseen
jaiksensa
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| abessive
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jaattaan
jaattansa
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jaittaan
jaittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jaineen
jainensa
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Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑːˣ/, [ˈjɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): jaa
- Hyphenation(key): jaa
Verb
jaa
- present active indicative connegative of jakaa
- second-person singular present imperative of jakaa
Jaa kakku!- Divide the cake!
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of jakaa
Anagrams
Kiliwa
Verb
jaa
- to go
Mam
Noun
jaa
- house
Murui Huitoto
Pronunciation
Adverb
jaa
- soon
References
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.[2], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis)
Sissala
Noun
jaa
- house
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-jaa (infinitive kujaa)
- to be full (of something), be filled
- to become full (of something)
- to be plentiful
- to be or become fat
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jaa
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| Positive present
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-najaa
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| Subjunctive
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-jae
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| Negative
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-jai
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| Imperative singular
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jaa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kujaa
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| Negative
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kutojaa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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jaa
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| Plural
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jaeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hujaa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lijaa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kujaa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninajaa/najaa
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tunajaa
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| 2nd person
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unajaa
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mnajaa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anajaa
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wanajaa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -najaa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jai)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijai
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hatujai
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| 2nd person
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hujai
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hamjai
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hajai
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hawajai
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -jai
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tajaa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tajaa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jae)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nijae
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tujae
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| 2nd person
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ujae
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mjae
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajae
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wajae
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -jae
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sijae
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngejaa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejaa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalijaa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalijaa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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najaa
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twajaa
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| 2nd person
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wajaa
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mwajaa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ajaa
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wajaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wajaa
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yajaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lajaa
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yajaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chajaa
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vyajaa
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| n(IX/X)
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yajaa
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zajaa
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| u(XI)
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wajaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwajaa
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| pa(XVI)
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pajaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwajaa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mejaa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajaa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajaa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijaa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojaa
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| Consecutive
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kajaa / positive subject concord + -kajaa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kajae
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nijaa
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-tujaa
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| 2nd person
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-kujaa
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-wajaa/-kujaeni/-wajaeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mjaa
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-wajaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ujaa
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-ijaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lijaa
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-yajaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kijaa
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-vijaa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ijaa
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-zijaa
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| u(XI)
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-ujaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kujaa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pajaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mujaa
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| Reflexive
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-jijaa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jaa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-jaaye
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-jaao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-jaao
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-jaayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-jaalo
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-jaayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-jaacho
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-jaavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-jaayo
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-jaazo
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| u(XI)
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-jaao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-jaako
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| pa(XVI)
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-jaapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-jaamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jaa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yejaa
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-ojaa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ojaa
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-yojaa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lojaa
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-yojaa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chojaa
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-vyojaa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yojaa
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-zojaa
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| u(XI)
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-ojaa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kojaa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pojaa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mojaa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Noun
jaa class V (plural majaa class VI)
- rubbish dump, trash heap
- Synonyms: jalala, dampo
Western Apache
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *-džəɣeʼ. Cognates: Navajo -jaa’, Chiricahua -jaa, Jicarilla -jaa, Plains Apache -jaghe.
Pronunciation
Noun
-jaa (inalienable)
- (anatomy) ear, outer ear
- shijaa ― my ear
- bijaa ― her/his/their ear
Usage notes
The form -jaa occurs in the San Carlos varieties; -jaa’ occurs in White Mountain and Dilzhe’eh (Tonto).
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Noun
jáà
- the tree Ehretia cymosa, commonly used in traditional medicine
- Synonym: igi jáà