naa

naa

1. (Geordie) Alternative spelling of knaa

• -ana, A.A.N., ANA, Aan, Ana, ana, ana-

naa

1. house

From Middle High German nein, from Old High German nein, from Proto-West Germanic *nain, from Proto-Germanic *nainaz (“none, nought, nothing”). Cognates include German nein, Dutch neen, nee, Luxembourgish neen, nee, Icelandic neinn.

• IPA^(key): /nɑː/

naa

1. no

   Antonyms: jå, jo

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaʔa/ [ˈn̪a.ʔɐ]
• Hyphenation: na‧a

naa (Badlit spelling ᜈᜀ)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of anaa (“there is; have; be in”)

   naa diay ka'y sakyanan? ― oh so you have a car?

naa

1. to rise
2. to appear

• nabaa

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

naa

1. yes

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

naa

1. I (1st person singular pronoun)

Derived from English no.

• IPA^(key): /naː/

naa

1. negative continuous aspect marker

   Mi naa taak.

   I am not talking.

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 1 Korintiyan 9:26:

     So mi naa ron laik wan man we naa no we a ron go—mi ron chriet a di finish lain. Mi naa fait laik se mi a baks briiz.

     That's why I run straight in the right direction. I fight accurately, not punching the air.

     (literally, “So I don't run like a man who doesn't know to run to–I run straight to the finish line. I don't fight like I'm boxing the breeze.”)

• naa at majstro.com

naa

1. ox

naa

1. to come, approach

naa

1. almost, nearly
2. on the verge

naa

1. mother
2. powdered baobab leaf
3. coming

naa

1. to you

   naa níʼą́ ― I gave it to you

2. about you, around
3. into you

naa

1. emphatic particle

From Spanish nada.

naa

1. nothing

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

• IPA^(key): /nɑː/

naa

1. people, tribe

• ⇒ English: Na-Dene

naa

1. I (first person singular terminative pronoun)

This pronoun conveys both person and aspect.

• forms past tense with action verbs or present tense with static verbs.

• IPA^(key): /nã́ã̀/

náà

1. of a particular or previously mentioned entity; that, the

   Synonyms: ọ̀hún, ọ̀ún, yẹn

   Èmi lẹni náà ― I am that person (that was previously mentioned before)

• Identified as a definite determiner or article

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - náà (“the”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ào	Ìdóàní	tìẹ́
		Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	nẹ́ẹ̀
			Ìkòròdú	nẹ́ẹ̀
			Ṣágámù	nẹ́ẹ̀
			Ẹ̀pẹ́	nẹ́ẹ̀
		Ìlàjẹ	Mahin	náà
		Ọ̀wọ̀	Ọ̀wọ̀	nẹ́ẹ̀
	Ìtsẹkírì		Ìwẹrẹ	nẹ́ẹ̀
Proto-Yoruba	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì	Èbúté Mẹ́tà	náà
		Èkó	Èkó	náà
		Ìbàdàn	Ìbàdàn	náà
		Ìbọ̀lọ́	Òṣogbo	náà
		Ìlọrin	Ìlọrin	náà
		Oǹkó	Ìtẹ̀síwájú LGA	náà
			Ìwàjówà LGA	náà
			Kájọlà LGA	náà
			Ìsẹ́yìn LGA	náà
			Ṣakí West LGA	náà
			Atisbo LGA	náà
			Ọlọ́runṣògo LGA	náà
		Ọ̀yọ́	Ọ̀yọ́	náà
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà	náà
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀	náà
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà	Yàgbà East LGA	n̄ká
		Owé	Kabba	kó
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré	á, ɛ́
			Atakpamé	á, ɛ́
			Tchetti	á, ɛ́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

• IPA^(key): /nã́ã̀/

náà

1. also, too

   Ara tèmi náà ò yá ― I also don't feel well

náà

1. used to express solidarity or disbelief

   Èmi náà? ― Me too?

• Always preceded by an emphatic pronoun