niya

See also: nîya, niyą́, níyá, and Niya

Afar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niˈja/, [nɪˈjʌ]
  • Hyphenation: niya

Noun

niyá f 

  1. wish, will

References
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 75

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *(ni-)iya, from Proto-Philippine *ni-iya, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ni‧ya
  • IPA(key): /niˈa/, [ˈɲa]

Pronoun

niyá

  1. his; her
  2. 3rd person singular ergative pronoun: he; she
    Ininom niya an tubig.
    S/he drank the water.

See also
Bikol Central personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang) Ergative (sa) Oblique (sa)
Length Full Short Full Short
First singular ako ko sakuya, sako, saako
plural inclusive kita nyato ta satuya, sato, saato
plural exclusive kami nyamo mi samuya, samo, kanamo, saamo
Second singular ika ka mo saimo, simo,kanimo
plural kamo nindo saindo, kaninyo, sainyo
Third singular siya, iya niya saiya, kaniya
plural sinda ninda sainda, kanila

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *(ni-)iya, fromProto-Central Philippine *(ni-)iya, from Proto-Philippine *ni-iya, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ni‧ya
  • (General Cebuano)
  • IPA(key): /niˈa/, [ˈn̪ja]
  • (Bohol, Southern Leyte)
  • IPA(key): /niˈd͡ʒa/, [n̪ɪˈd͡ʒa]

Determiner

niyá

  1. (placed after noun) his; her
    Synonyms: (placed before noun) iya, iyaha

Pronoun

niyá

  1. him; her

See also
Cebuano personal pronouns
Person Number Absolute (ang/si) Ergative (sa/ni) Ergative (preposed) Oblique (sa/og)
Length Full Short Full Short Full Full Short
First singular ako ko* nako ko ako/akoa kanako nako
plural inclusive kita ta nato ta ato/atoa kanato nato
plural exclusive kami mi namo mo amo/amoa kanamo namo
Second singular ikaw ka nimo mo imo/imoha kanimo nimo
plural kamo ka ninyo inyo/inyoha kaninyo ninyo
Third singular siya niya iya/iyaha kaniya niya
plural sila nila ila/ilaha kanila nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni-a, from Proto-Austronesian *ni-a. Compare Malay -nya (“third person pronoun clitic”), Javanese -ne (“third person pronoun clitic”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /niˈa/ [ˈɲa]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • (dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈnia/ [ˈni.ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ni‧ya

Determiner

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. his; her

Pronoun

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌ)

  1. 3rd person singular ergative pronoun: he; his
    Ininom niya ang tubig./Ang tubig ay ininom niya.
    S/he drank the water.

See also
Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual* kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita**
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used.
** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Further reading
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ia₁ § *ni-ia”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  • “niya” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “niya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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