ya /ja/ n. nephew (term of address)

ya’du’-ya’zu’ /jaɁduɁ-jaɁɲuɁ/ adj. tattered; ruined; decayed

ya’hi /jaɁhi/ v. collapse; cave in; crumple

ya’lañ /jaɁlã/ n. boneless portion of red meat [syn. yo aya’]

ya’pu-ya’lañ /jaɁpu-jaɁlã/ n. a variety of Muruñ festival considered to be of higher status

yaa /jaa/ vr. rot; decay; decompose

yaabuñ /jaabũ/ adj. dull (of a person)

yaaje’ /jaaɟeɁ/ adj. garrulous (of a person)

yaanw /jaanɨ/ adj. rotten

yaaxu’ /jaaxuɁ/ n. residue of something after rotting or decomposition

yabiñ /jabĩ/ n. a variety of bamboo (Cephalostachium capitatum)

yaci’ /jaciɁ/ v. close (a sliding door)

yacu /jacu/ n. small bamboo container for salt or tobacco

yadiñ /jadĩ/ n. storage basket of bamboo or cane

yagw /jagɨ/ n. cane or bamboo basket

yahiñ /jahĩ/ adj. rotten (esp. of wood)

yai /jai/ n. variety of bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii)

yaji-yalo /jaɟi-jalo/ n. soul

yaju’ /jaɟuɁ/ n. ladle

yaju’ pwxo /jaɟuɁ pɨxo/ n. a variety of dragonfly

yalañ /jalã/ n. stone

yalañ pombo /jalã pombo/ n. hairy catterpillar

yalañ pwro /jalã pɨro/ n. a small egg container of bamboo

yali /jali/ n. fox

yalo /jalo/ n. shadow; reflection; echo

yalo bi’ /jalo biɁ/ v. echo; resonate; reverberate

yalu /jalu/ n. dispute; conflict; controversy

yalu-yabya /jalu-jabja/ n. stylish; fashionable

yama /jama/ adj. poor

yamu /jamu/ n. fire

yamu muku /jamu muku/ n. smoke

yamu mwfo /jamu mɨʎo/ n. flame

yamu mwri /jamu mɨri/ n. charcoal; embers

yamu’ /jamuɁ/ adj. ashy (color)

yamyo /jamjo/ n. color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

yamyó /jamjó/ n. floor of split bamboo

yana /jana/ n. a species of bamboo

yañko patw /jãko patɨ/ n. lion (Panthera lion)

yanu /janu/ adj. calm; peaceful; slow

yanw /jãnɨ/ n. leaf [syn. anw]

yapa /japa/ n. young man

yapiñ /japĩ/ n. nose

yapiñ ái /japĩ ái/ n. epistaxis; bleeding from the nose

yapiñ hulo /japĩ hulo/ n. nose plug

yapiñ huxo /japĩ huxo/ n. bamboo pin used to puncture the nose

yapiñ twpe /japĩ tɨpe/ n. tattoo on the nose

yapiñ ubúu /japĩ ubúu/ n. nostril

yapuñ /japũ/ n. sky

yapuñ genwñ /japũ genɨ̃/ n. thunder

yapúu /japúu/ n. a color pattern of mithun with overall while color

yapvr /japǝr/ n. mortar

yapyo /japjo/ n. winnower

yaqo /jaŋo/ num. five

yar /jar/ vr. persuade; coax; convince; win over

yara /jara/ n. a cane basket used by males for fetching firewood

yarì /jarì/ n. traditional loincloth worn by males

yarlo /jarlo/ v. calm someone down

yarú /jarú/ n. ear

yarú huxo /jarú huxo/ n. ear plug

yarú rui /jarú rui/ n. ear wax [syn. rui]

yaru’ /jaruɁ/ n. a variety of plant

yasañ /jasã/ n. firewood; wood

yasi /jasi/ n. water

yasi anw /jasi anɨ/ n. water beetle [syn. cuuzi]

yasi harxw /jasi harxɨ/ n. whirlpool

yasi paje’ /jasi paɟeɁ/ n. water birds

yasi pari /jasi pari/ n. common kingfisher

yasi pariñ /jasi parĩ/ n. stork (Ciconia nigra)

yasi piñta /jasi pĩta/ n. water bucket; water pot

yasi yaju’ /jasi jaɟuɁ/ n. water ladle

yasi yalo /jasi jalo/ n. reflection

yasi yaru’ /jasi jaruɁ/ n. water hyacinth (Eichhomia crassipes)

yaso /jaso/ n. cane

yasw’ /jasɨɁ/ v. wash (one’s hand)

yata /jata/ adj. color pattern of she-mithun, described as overall black with a white spots on either side

yatañ /jatã/ n. snacks; fice flour

yato pano /jato pano/ n. an aquatic insect

yatw’ /jatɨɁ/ n. umbrella of bamboo and leaves covering the head and the back

yau /jau/ n. a color pattern of mithun with overall black color with white in the lower portions of the limbs

yaw /jaɨ/ n. axe

yaxañ /jaxã/ n. large liquid container of bamboo wicker whose inner linin is coated with rubber

yaxo /jaxo/ n. stick

yo /jo/ n. meat

yo asóo /jo asóo/ n. strips of smoke preserved pork

yo aya’ /jo ajaɁ/ n. fleshy portion of meat [syn. ya’lañ]

yo badè /jo badè/ n. ceiling rack for storing meat [syn. xaci; bade]

yo patvr /jo patǝr/ n. cane basket for storing meat

yo tardu /jo tardu/ n. a bamboo container for storing meat [syn. tardu]

yo yaxo /jo jaxo/ n. skewer (for meat)

yofañ /joʎã/ n. dead of night

yofañ lwpa /joʎã lɨpa/ n. midnight

yopo /jopo/ n. cane basket

yorbw /jorbɨ/ n. uphill

yordiñ /jordĩ/ n. upper portion of a hill [ant. yorko]

yorgañ /jorgã/ n. ridge (esp. of mountains)

yorko /jorko/ n. lower portion of a hill [ant. yordiñ]

yorlu /jorlu/ n. vegetable garden located away from the village

yormw’ /jormɨɁ/ n. dried chilly pepper

yorsañ /jorsã/ n. green chilly

yorsiñ /jorsĩ/ n. dry chilly

yorxañ /jorxã/ n. Sichuan pepper [syn. yorxuñ]

yorxuñ /jorxũ/ n. Sichuan pepper [syn. yorxañ]

yorxuñ hamañ /jorxũ hamã/ n. toothache plant; paracress (Acmella oleracea)

yu /ju/ vr. chant an ayú

yu’ /juɁ/ vr. skewer

yu’ti /juɁti/ v. tighten; tie something tightly

yugyañ /jugjã/ n. ritual altar of the Apatanis [syn. agyañ]

yuu /juu/ vr. extend (as hand)