anaa

== Cebuano == === Alternative forms === naa — colloquial, short form anaay, naay — with indefinite subject === Etymology === From the same root as kana (“that”). Compare similar formations in adia, ania, atua, and aduna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔaˈnaʔa/ [ʔɐˈn̪a.ʔɐ] Hyphenation: a‧na‧a === Verb === anaa (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜀ) (dated) there exists (near the listener) (cf. coloquial naa) Coordinate terms: adia, ania, atua anaay yawi ― there is a key near you there be, there is (without referencing where) Synonyms: aduna, may naay yawi ang pultahan ― there is a key for the door to be present (followed by sa) to be in; be located at naa sa may pultahan ang yawi ― the key is located by the door to be employed at, work at to have, possess naay kalagot si Juan ― Juan is angry (lit. Juan has anger) ==== Usage notes ==== If the subject is indefinite, the indefinite marker -y is suffixed; otherwise, the bare form is used. anaay tawo ― there is someone (indefinite subject) anaa siya ― he is present (definite subject) In colloquial language, anaa (naa) has met more frequent usage than all the other existential verbs: aduna, adia, ania, and atua, to mean "there is; to be in; to have." This is similar to the semantics of adto in certain dialects, see there for more. ania ang yawi ― the key is here (standard) anaa dinhi ang yawi ― the key is here (common) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== == Lutuv == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ə̀nàà] === Noun === anaa water buffalo === References === Kelly Harper Berkson, Amanda Bohnert, Sui Hnem Par (2022), “Consonant Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎[1], volume 3, number 1 == Navajo == === Postposition === anaa third-person indefinite of binaa == Teop == === Pronoun === anaa me (first-person pronoun, objective case, singular) ==== Further reading ==== https://corpus1.mpi.nl/media-archive/dobes_data/Teop/Info/Teop_Sketch_Grammar_May07.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20170516185153/http://www.ioling.org/booklets/iol-2012-indiv-sol.en.pdf