# eya
## Ewe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛjæ/

### Pronoun

eya
* he
* it
* she

## Kamula
### Noun

eya
* woman

### References

* transnewguinea.org, citing G. Reesink Languages of the Aramia River Area (1976), Papers in New Guinea Linguistics No. 19
* Possible Cognates Between Kamula and Pa, chart 10, page 16, in Papers in New Guinea Linguistics, issues 17-20 (1990)

## Ladino
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeja/

### Pronoun

eya (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אייה)
* she, it

## Nupe
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.jà/

#### Noun

èyà (plural èyàzhì)
* great grandchild

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.jà/

#### Noun

èyà (plural èyàzhì)
* friend; companion
    Synonyms: másòyi, yàzundàci

##### Derived terms

* èyàdá (“friendship”)

### Etymology 3

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *e-ja. Cognate with Gbari eya.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ē.jā/

#### Noun

eya (plural eyazhì)
* canoe
    Eya gbà eyapáci à. ― A canoe is never to small for the canoeist.
* boat; barge

##### Derived terms

* eya fìtí (“airplane”)
* eyapáci (“canoeist”)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ē.jā/

#### Noun

eya (plural eyazhì)
* year
    Eya á cé. ― A year has come around.

##### Derived terms

* yan̄ya (“yearly”)

### Etymology 5

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ yá (“to yawn”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.já/

#### Noun

èyá (plural èyázhì)
* yawn

##### Derived terms

* yáyàá

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.já/

#### Noun

èyá (plural èyázhì)
* stench
    Synonym: etswán

### Etymology 7

Proposed to have derived from Proto-Nupoid *ɛ̀ya. Cognates include Dibo èya, Kami èya, Gupa-Abawa èya, Kakanda èyá, Kupa èyá, Ebira ẹya.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /è.jā/

#### Noun

èya (plural èyazhì)
* African buffalo; bush cow

#### Further reading

* Roger Blench, The Nupoid Languages of West-Central Nigeria: Overview and Comparative Wordlist (2013)

## Torres Strait Creole
### Etymology

From English hair.

### Noun

eya
* head hair
* fur

## Zulu
### Etymology

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

### Verb

-êya
* to be dissatisfied with, to look down on

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukweya |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukweya | ukungeyi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yeya | -eye |
| Plural | yeyani | -eyeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyeya, ngeya | engeyayo, engeya | ngeya | angeyi | engingeyi | ngingeyi |
| 2nd singular | uyeya, weya | oweyayo, oweya | weya | aweyi | ongeyi | ungeyi |
| 1st plural | siyeya, seya | eseyayo, eseya | seya | aseyi | esingeyi | singeyi |
| 2nd plural | niyeya, neya | eneyayo, eneya | neya | aneyi | eningeyi | ningeyi |
| Class 1 | uyeya, weya | oweyayo, oweya | eya | akeyi | ongeyi | engeyi |
| Class 2 | bayeya, beya | abeyayo, abeya | beya | abeyi | abangeyi | bengeyi |
| Class 3 | uyeya, weya | oweyayo, oweya | weya | aweyi | ongeyi | ungeyi |
| Class 4 | iyeya, yeya | eyeyayo, eyeya | yeya | ayeyi | engeyi | ingeyi |
| Class 5 | liyeya, leya | eleyayo, eleya | leya | aleyi | elingeyi | lingeyi |
| Class 6 | ayeya, eya | eyayo, eya | eya | aweyi | angeyi | engeyi |
| Class 7 | siyeya, seya | eseyayo, eseya | seya | aseyi | esingeyi | singeyi |
| Class 8 | ziyeya, zeya | ezeyayo, ezeya | zeya | azeyi | ezingeyi | zingeyi |
| Class 9 | iyeya, yeya | eyeyayo, eyeya | yeya | ayeyi | engeyi | ingeyi |
| Class 10 | ziyeya, zeya | ezeyayo, ezeya | zeya | azeyi | ezingeyi | zingeyi |
| Class 11 | luyeya, lweya | olweyayo, olweya | lweya | alweyi | olungeyi | lungeyi |
| Class 14 | buyeya, beya | obeyayo, obeya | beya | abeyi | obungeyi | bungeyi |
| Class 15 | kuyeya, kweya | okweyayo, okweya | kweya | akweyi | okungeyi | kungeyi |
| Class 17 | kuyeya, kweya | okweyayo, okweya | kweya | akweyi | okungeyi | kungeyi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngeyile, ngeyē | engeyile, engeyē | ngeyile, ngeyē | angeyanga | engingeyanga | ngingeyanga |
| 2nd singular | weyile, weyē | oweyile, oweyē | weyile, weyē | aweyanga | ongeyanga | ungeyanga |
| 1st plural | seyile, seyē | eseyile, eseyē | seyile, seyē | aseyanga | esingeyanga | singeyanga |
| 2nd plural | neyile, neyē | eneyile, eneyē | neyile, neyē | aneyanga | eningeyanga | ningeyanga |
| Class 1 | weyile, weyē | oweyile, oweyē | eyile, eyē | akeyanga | ongeyanga | engeyanga |
| Class 2 | beyile, beyē | abeyile, abeyē | beyile, beyē | abeyanga | abangeyanga | bengeyanga |
| Class 3 | weyile, weyē | oweyile, oweyē | weyile, weyē | aweyanga | ongeyanga | ungeyanga |
| Class 4 | yeyile, yeyē | eyeyile, eyeyē | yeyile, yeyē | ayeyanga | engeyanga | ingeyanga |
| Class 5 | leyile, leyē | eleyile, eleyē | leyile, leyē | aleyanga | elingeyanga | lingeyanga |
| Class 6 | eyile, eyē | eyile, eyē | eyile, eyē | aweyanga | angeyanga | engeyanga |
| Class 7 | seyile, seyē | eseyile, eseyē | seyile, seyē | aseyanga | esingeyanga | singeyanga |
| Class 8 | zeyile, zeyē | ezeyile, ezeyē | zeyile, zeyē | azeyanga | ezingeyanga | zingeyanga |
| Class 9 | yeyile, yeyē | eyeyile, eyeyē | yeyile, yeyē | ayeyanga | engeyanga | ingeyanga |
| Class 10 | zeyile, zeyē | ezeyile, ezeyē | zeyile, zeyē | azeyanga | ezingeyanga | zingeyanga |
| Class 11 | lweyile, lweyē | olweyile, olweyē | lweyile, lweyē | alweyanga | olungeyanga | lungeyanga |
| Class 14 | beyile, beyē | obeyile, obeyē | beyile, beyē | abeyanga | obungeyanga | bungeyanga |
| Class 15 | kweyile, kweyē | okweyile, okweyē | kweyile, kweyē | akweyanga | okungeyanga | kungeyanga |
| Class 17 | kweyile, kweyē | okweyile, okweyē | kweyile, kweyē | akweyanga | okungeyanga | kungeyanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngēya | engēya | ngēya | angeyanga | engingeyanga | ngingeyanga |
| 2nd singular | wēya | owēya | wēya | aweyanga | ongeyanga | ungeyanga |
| 1st plural | sēya | esēya | sēya | aseyanga | esingeyanga | singeyanga |
| 2nd plural | nēya | enēya | nēya | aneyanga | eningeyanga | ningeyanga |
| Class 1 | wēya | owēya | ēya | akeyanga | ongeyanga | engeyanga |
| Class 2 | bēya | abēya | bēya | abeyanga | abangeyanga | bengeyanga |
| Class 3 | wēya | owēya | wēya | aweyanga | ongeyanga | ungeyanga |
| Class 4 | yēya | eyēya | yēya | ayeyanga | engeyanga | ingeyanga |
| Class 5 | lēya | elēya | lēya | aleyanga | elingeyanga | lingeyanga |
| Class 6 | ēya | ēya | ēya | aweyanga | angeyanga | engeyanga |
| Class 7 | sēya | esēya | sēya | aseyanga | esingeyanga | singeyanga |
| Class 8 | zēya | ezēya | zēya | azeyanga | ezingeyanga | zingeyanga |
| Class 9 | yēya | eyēya | yēya | ayeyanga | engeyanga | ingeyanga |
| Class 10 | zēya | ezēya | zēya | azeyanga | ezingeyanga | zingeyanga |
| Class 11 | lwēya | olwēya | lwēya | alweyanga | olungeyanga | lungeyanga |
| Class 14 | bēya | obēya | bēya | abeyanga | obungeyanga | bungeyanga |
| Class 15 | kwēya | okwēya | kwēya | akweyanga | okungeyanga | kungeyanga |
| Class 17 | kwēya | okwēya | kwēya | akweyanga | okungeyanga | kungeyanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingeya | — | ngingeya | ngingeye | — | ngingeye |
| 2nd singular | ungeya | — | ungeya | ungeye | — | ungeye |
| 1st plural | singeya | — | singeya | singeye | — | singeye |
| 2nd plural | ningeya | — | ningeya | ningeye | — | ningeye |
| Class 1 | angeya | — | engeya | angeye | — | engeye |
| Class 2 | bangeya | — | bengeya | bangeye | — | bengeye |
| Class 3 | ungeya | — | ungeya | ungeye | — | ungeye |
| Class 4 | ingeya | — | ingeya | ingeye | — | ingeye |
| Class 5 | lingeya | — | lingeya | lingeye | — | lingeye |
| Class 6 | angeya | — | engeya | angeye | — | engeye |
| Class 7 | singeya | — | singeya | singeye | — | singeye |
| Class 8 | zingeya | — | zingeya | zingeye | — | zingeye |
| Class 9 | ingeya | — | ingeya | ingeye | — | ingeye |
| Class 10 | zingeya | — | zingeya | zingeye | — | zingeye |
| Class 11 | lungeya | — | lungeya | lungeye | — | lungeye |
| Class 14 | bungeya | — | bungeya | bungeye | — | bungeye |
| Class 15 | kungeya | — | kungeya | kungeye | — | kungeye |
| Class 17 | kungeya | — | kungeya | kungeye | — | kungeye |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokweya | engizokweya | ngizokweya | angizukweya | engingezukweya | ngingezukweya |
| 2nd singular | uzokweya | ozokweya | uzokweya | awuzukweya | ongezukweya | ungezukweya |
| 1st plural | sizokweya | esizokweya | sizokweya | asizukweya | esingezukweya | singezukweya |
| 2nd plural | nizokweya | enizokweya | nizokweya | anizukweya | eningezukweya | ningezukweya |
| Class 1 | uzokweya | ozokweya | ezokweya | akazukweya | ongezukweya | engezukweya |
| Class 2 | bazokweya | abazokweya | bezokweya | abazukweya | abangezukweya | bengezukweya |
| Class 3 | uzokweya | ozokweya | uzokweya | awuzukweya | ongezukweya | ungezukweya |
| Class 4 | izokweya | ezokweya | izokweya | ayizukweya | engezukweya | ingezukweya |
| Class 5 | lizokweya | elizokweya | lizokweya | alizukweya | elingezukweya | lingezukweya |
| Class 6 | azokweya | azokweya | ezokweya | awazukweya | angezukweya | engezukweya |
| Class 7 | sizokweya | esizokweya | sizokweya | asizukweya | esingezukweya | singezukweya |
| Class 8 | zizokweya | ezizokweya | zizokweya | azizukweya | ezingezukweya | zingezukweya |
| Class 9 | izokweya | ezokweya | izokweya | ayizukweya | engezukweya | ingezukweya |
| Class 10 | zizokweya | ezizokweya | zizokweya | azizukweya | ezingezukweya | zingezukweya |
| Class 11 | luzokweya | oluzokweya | luzokweya | aluzukweya | olungezukweya | lungezukweya |
| Class 14 | buzokweya | obuzokweya | buzokweya | abuzukweya | obungezukweya | bungezukweya |
| Class 15 | kuzokweya | okuzokweya | kuzokweya | akuzukweya | okungezukweya | kungezukweya |
| Class 17 | kuzokweya | okuzokweya | kuzokweya | akuzukweya | okungezukweya | kungezukweya |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokweya | engiyokweya | ngiyokweya | angiyukweya | engingeyukweya | ngingeyukweya |
| 2nd singular | uyokweya | oyokweya | uyokweya | awuyukweya | ongeyukweya | ungeyukweya |
| 1st plural | siyokweya | esiyokweya | siyokweya | asiyukweya | esingeyukweya | singeyukweya |
| 2nd plural | niyokweya | eniyokweya | niyokweya | aniyukweya | eningeyukweya | ningeyukweya |
| Class 1 | uyokweya | oyokweya | eyokweya | akayukweya | ongeyukweya | engeyukweya |
| Class 2 | bayokweya | abayokweya | beyokweya | abayukweya | abangeyukweya | bengeyukweya |
| Class 3 | uyokweya | oyokweya | uyokweya | awuyukweya | ongeyukweya | ungeyukweya |
| Class 4 | iyokweya | eyokweya | iyokweya | ayiyukweya | engeyukweya | ingeyukweya |
| Class 5 | liyokweya | eliyokweya | liyokweya | aliyukweya | elingeyukweya | lingeyukweya |
| Class 6 | ayokweya | ayokweya | eyokweya | awayukweya | angeyukweya | engeyukweya |
| Class 7 | siyokweya | esiyokweya | siyokweya | asiyukweya | esingeyukweya | singeyukweya |
| Class 8 | ziyokweya | eziyokweya | ziyokweya | aziyukweya | ezingeyukweya | zingeyukweya |
| Class 9 | iyokweya | eyokweya | iyokweya | ayiyukweya | engeyukweya | ingeyukweya |
| Class 10 | ziyokweya | eziyokweya | ziyokweya | aziyukweya | ezingeyukweya | zingeyukweya |
| Class 11 | luyokweya | oluyokweya | luyokweya | aluyukweya | olungeyukweya | lungeyukweya |
| Class 14 | buyokweya | obuyokweya | buyokweya | abuyukweya | obungeyukweya | bungeyukweya |
| Class 15 | kuyokweya | okuyokweya | kuyokweya | akuyukweya | okungeyukweya | kungeyukweya |
| Class 17 | kuyokweya | okuyokweya | kuyokweya | akuyukweya | okungeyukweya | kungeyukweya |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngeye | ngingeyi |
| 2nd singular | weye | ungeyi |
| 1st plural | seye | singeyi |
| 2nd plural | neye | ningeyi |
| Class 1 | eye | angeyi |
| Class 2 | beye | bangeyi |
| Class 3 | weye | ungeyi |
| Class 4 | yeye | ingeyi |
| Class 5 | leye | lingeyi |
| Class 6 | eye | angeyi |
| Class 7 | seye | singeyi |
| Class 8 | zeye | zingeyi |
| Class 9 | yeye | ingeyi |
| Class 10 | zeye | zingeyi |
| Class 11 | lweye | lungeyi |
| Class 14 | beye | bungeyi |
| Class 15 | kweye | kungeyi |
| Class 17 | kweye | kungeyi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngeya | ngangeya, angeya, angangeya |
| 2nd singular | weya | wangeya, aweya, awangeya |
| 1st plural | seya | sangeya, aseya, asangeya |
| 2nd plural | neya | nangeya, aneya, anangeya |
| Class 1 | weya | wangeya, akeya, akangeya |
| Class 2 | beya | bangeya, abeya, abangeya |
| Class 3 | weya | wangeya, aweya, awangeya |
| Class 4 | yeya | yangeya, ayeya, ayangeya |
| Class 5 | leya | langeya, aleya, alangeya |
| Class 6 | eya | angeya, aweya, awangeya |
| Class 7 | seya | sangeya, aseya, asangeya |
| Class 8 | zeya | zangeya, azeya, azangeya |
| Class 9 | yeya | yangeya, ayeya, ayangeya |
| Class 10 | zeya | zangeya, azeya, azangeya |
| Class 11 | lweya | lwangeya, alweya, alwangeya |
| Class 14 | beya | bangeya, abeya, abangeya |
| Class 15 | kweya | kwangeya, akweya, akwangeya |
| Class 17 | kweya | kwangeya, akweya, akwangeya |

#### Derived terms

* -eyela (applicative)
* -eyisa (causative)
* -eyayeya (diminutive)
* -eyisisa (intensive)
* -eyeka (neuter-passive)
* -eyiwa (passive)
* -eyana (reciprocal)

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “eya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “eya (3.9)”