ya

English Definition

here

Etymology

• (Derived from English here. Compare Sranan Tongo ia, dya.)

Examples

• "So ef sumadi go se, "Luk ya, im iina di dezot." No go out de. Ar ef dem se, "Luk ya! luk ya! Im a aid ya-so!" No lisn dem."

  So if they tell you, "Look, he's out in the desert," don't go looking there; or if they say, "Look, he's secretly here," don't believe it.

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