Ararahih'urípih
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yána indicates that an action is visible

Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #7037 | revised Nov 15 2005

yána PCL • indicates that an action is visible

Derivatives (7)
yakun "you see"
yakúnva "so that"
yánava "visible; indicates that an action is visible, often translatable as 'he saw that', 'voilà', 'behold', 'you see'"
yanavéekva "visible"
yanéekva "visible, audible"
yukun "you see..."
yanavéek "visible "

Source: WB 1657, p.400; cf. 437

  • xás pakunivyíhish, yána káan ishkêesh uvúunti. And when they went down, they saw a river flowing. [Reference: DeA & F 4: Land of the Dead 039]
  • kári xás umah, yána ôok páy kun'íhukvunaati. And he saw it, he saw that they were flower-dancing right here. [Reference: WB T5.71]


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