ya1 (var. yay) dem. prn. This; the very one. (Refers to what was just previously mentioned and emphasizes certainty or identity.) Ya ra lamang ay masayodo ong nio. This then is all I have to tell you. Ang rilong narin, yay ang agtõkono asing nagke-keb ami. This watch is the very one I was wearing when we capsized.
expr. Yay aypa? Which is which?

ya2 expr. Here (said when handing something to someone). Ya, nani ra tang binletanong gonsing mo. Here, here are your scissors which I borrowed.

ya- ord. num. prefix. (See the Appendices for a list of the Agutaynen cardinal, ordinal, and distributive numbers.) Ang yadoang ana nira maistra ra mandian. Their second child is a teacher now.
Ya-lo rang bisis ang nagbaliko ong balay mi piro anday taw ang kinabotano. It’s now the third time I’ve gone back to their house but I didn’t encounter any people.

ya ka expr. Also; too; similarly; likewise. Yo ya ka kaboay da tang elato ong soildo. As for me I also have waited a long time for my paycheck. [Ov. syn. maning ka ta si]

yabeng-yabeng vi. A/U: maN- For a part of the body to become slightly swollen, or slightly inflamed. Teta panyabeng-yabeng tang tõdo tenged ong rioma. Sometimes my knee is slightly swollen because of rheumatism. [Ov. syn. simpeng, arok]

yabo-yabo n. An animal found in the tidal area similar to a sea cucumber. (It is green but when stepped on expresses a violet fluid. The eggs look like noodles and can be eaten raw with vinegar.) [Cf. balat1]

yadi adj. Many; lots of something. Yading sikad-sikad ang pinisik nirang nanilaw tenged ipabakal nira. They gathered many sikad-sikad shells in tide pooling because they will sell them. Monopag kayadi tang nãlap ming kasoy? How many cashews were you able to pick? [Ov. syn. doro, dakel Ant. ge-ley, malaka]
n., adj. kayadien, kayayadien Large number of people; a large crowd. Indi magigo tang binakal ming pamangan, ang kayayadien ming asia? The food you bought won’t be enough for everyone, isn’t it that you are so very many there?
Kayayadien tang mga taw, ang tambilog ang baka indi magigo. The people are very many, one cow won’t be enough for all. Ong kayayadien ta taw ong plasa, monopa matoman mong lagi tang ana mo? In the large crowd of people in the plaza,
how will you be able to immediately find your child? [Ov. syn. karakelan, kadamelan]
vi. A/U: maN- G: ma--an To become many; to increase in number; to multiply Namakal ami ta mga manong lo-lokan para manyadi tang ki-yoy amen. We bought laying hens so our eggs will become many. Aroy, nayadian da ka tang kinomitong anen, indio ra malobot. Oh my, the rice I took has really become a lot, I won’t be able to finish it all.
vt. A: magpa- U: pa--en To cause, allow something to increase, multiply. Payadien mo tang dongkolon mo tenged may bisitang mamangan tarin. Increase the amount of rice you will cook because there are visitors who will eat here.

yaga-yaga archaic. adv. Pretending; teasing. India magini-yak, yaga-yaga ka lamang tang aka mo. Don’t cry, your elder sister is just teasing. Inledan da tang mola ang apayoyoano tang palo, piro yaga-yagao ka lamang. The child I was shaking the stick at became scared, but I was just pretending. [Ov. syn. konoari]

yaho n. Fish paste which is made from anchovy fish, dilis, and large quantities of salt. (The fish is mixed with the salt and then placed in a container until it ferments. The fish paste is eaten with rice and vegetables. It is called yaho in Agutaynen and
bagoong dilis in Tagalog.) [Syn. ginamet Cf. ipon]

yamen pers. prn. Us (exclusive); our (exclusive). Andamal tomabid amo ong yamen. Tomorrow come along with us.
n. Our place, our house. Malagat ang apon paning amo ong yamen. Later this afternoon come to our house.
pers. prn. We (exclusive). Agpangadi amo yamen ong tanan ang oras. We are praying for you at all times. [Cf. amen]

yami pers. prn. We (exclusive); us (exclusive). Yami tang nagpagoy ong nindio. We are the ones who had you summoned. Piro yami, indi ami nãtabid tenged indi pa gatapos tang obra amen. But as for us, we weren’t able to go along because our work wasn’t finished.

yamo pers. prn. You (plural). Yamo, indi amo magalin ong balay. As for you, don’t you leave the house.
Yamo tang aggelaten amen. You are the ones we’ve been waiting for.

yan n. Fish. (See the Appendices for a list of fish native to the seas around Agutaya island.) Mga mãyag tang bolan, maliwag ta yan tenged ang yan indi agpata-paw. When the moon is bright, fish are hard to come by because the fish don’t go up to the
surface. (The word yan is believed to be part of the origin of the name Agutayan along with gotay ‘to slice’ and agonan ‘a root crop’.)
vi. A: mag- To go fishing. Pamagyan tanira don ong Linabog. They’re fishing there at Linabog. [Ov. syn. bila]
manigyan derv. n. Fisherman. [Syn. manigbila]
pagyayanen derv. n. Fishing. Yading istoria na tenged ong pagyayanen. He has many stories about fishing.

yangatan n. A type of shell like a baka-baka but without the spikes. (This is actually a young baka-baka.) [Cf. baka-baka]

yanget-yanget vstat. U: -an To perspire slightly; for a fever to break causing the person to perspire.
Aroy, mo-ya agyanget-yangetan da ka rin tang anao ang dorong kinit na. Oh, it is good that my child who has a very high fever is now perspiring slightly. [Cf. inang]

yapon (from apon + i-) n. Supper; dinner.
vi., vt. A: manapon U/I: ipanapon To eat supper; something used for the viand for supper.
Manapon ita ta mãga tenged paning ita ong plasa ang temelek ta paloa. Let’s eat supper early because we are going to the plaza to watch the program. Onopay ipanapon ta? What will we use for our supper? [Cf. iramal, baw2]

yarda (Eng.) n. Yard (measurement of length equaling 36 inches or 91 centimeters). Pabakalay ka ta tolong yardang garter. May I buy three yards of elastic garter. [Cf. mitro, pi, polgada]

yatat n. Breast milk. Ang babay ang ba-long napangana, dapat manginem ta pamegat para manyadi tang yatat na. A woman who has just given birth should drink boiled medicinal leaves so that her breast milk will be a lot.

yaten pers. prn. Us (inclusive); our (inclusive). Balampa may i-dol na ong yaten. Hopefully he has something to give us. Masine-bekanen tang yaten ang Dios. Our God is very merciful.

yati (Eng.) n. Yacht.

yawa pers. prn. You (singular). Yawa tang pinilik nirang magimong rayna. You are the one they’ve chosen to be queen. Yawa si. You’ll be next.

yawa-yawa (var. yaway-yawa) n. Larvae of mosquitoes found in water.

yay (see ya1)

yay aypa expr. An expression meaning, Which is which?

yegte archaic. vi. A/U: ma- To grieve; to feel sad about something. Gayegte tanandia ong logod nang napatay. She is grieving over her sibling who died. [Ov. syn. sebe, sinti]
makayeyegte derv. adj. Something which is very sad or sorrowful. Makayeyegte tang paglebeng ong taw ang pinatay. The burial of a person who has been killed is sorrowful. [Ov. syn. mapongaw]

yeke-yeke archaic. adj. Wrinkled, crumpled up, as of clothing or paper. Galiagano rin ang itõk tang lambongong na, piro yeke-yeke. I would like to wear this dress of mine, but it’s all wrinkled.
vi. U: ma- For something to become wrinkled, crumpled up. Nayeke-yeke ra tang ba-long lambongo. My new dress has already become wrinkled.
vt. U: -en To crumple something up, ball something up. Indi yeke-yeken mo tang mga sinalpoan, anday timpong mamlantsa. Don’t crumple up the newly washed clothes, there is no time to iron. [Ov. syn. kotoy-kotoy, komoy-komoy]

yemyem n. A slight smile.
vi. A: -om- To smile. Pirming yeyemyem tang maistra amen, animan indi ami gaeyak ong nandia. Our teacher is always smiling, that is why we are not ashamed to her. [Ov. syn. imod]

yen pers. prn. I. Ipangadia yen. I will pray for you. Patabidan amo yen mga anday koran. I will take you along with me if there is no rain. [Cf. yo, -o]
pers. prn. Me; mine; my. May kaministiran mo ong yen? Do you need something from me? Yen sia! That is mine! Ang yen ang balay alawid ong karsada. My house is far from the road.
possessive. May yen; Anday yen. I have some; I don’t have any. Nani may pabanglo. Nani may yen ka. Here is some perfume. I also have some here. May salasioso, piro ang rilo anday yen. I have earrings, but as for a watch I don’t have one.

yilo n. Ice.

yo pers. prn. I; me. Yo tang nagbayad tang otang na.I am the one who paid her debt. Asta yo, indio ka siminabid ong nira. Including me, neither did I go along with them. Sinopay aggoyan mo? Yo? Who are you calling? Me? [Cf. -o, yen]