anaa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "anaa"

Akan

Conjunction

anaa (Twi)

1. or

   Synonym: anaasɛ

Particle

anaa

1. (phrase-final) A polar question marker.

References

• LearnAkan (2018–present), “or”, in LearnAkanDictionary.com (overall work in English)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• naa, na — colloquial, short form
• anaa'y, naa'y, na'y, anaay, naay, nay — with indefinite subject

Etymology

From the same root as kana (“that”). Compare similar formations in adia, ania, atua, and aduna.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnaʔa/ [ʔaˈn̪aː.ʔa]
• Rhymes: -aʔa
• Syllabification: a‧na‧a

Verb

anaa (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜀ) (pseudo-verb)

1. (archaic, literary) there exists (near the listener)

   Coordinate terms: adia, ania, atua

   anaay yawi ― there is a key near you

2. there be, there is (without referencing where)

   Synonyms: aduna, may

   naay yawi ang pultahan ― there is a key for the door

   1. to be present
3. (followed by sa) to be in; be located at

   naa sa may pultahan ang yawi ― the key is located by the door

   1. to be employed at, work at
4. to have, possess

   naay kalagot si Juan ― Juan is angry (lit. Juan has anger)

Usage notes

• If the subject is indefinite, the indefinite marker -y (historically 'y) is suffixed; otherwise, the bare form is used.

  anaay tawo ― there is someone (indefinite subject)

  anaa siya ― he is present (definite subject)

• In colloquial language, anaa (naa) is more commonly used than other existential verbs (i.e., aduna, adia, ania, atua, and may) to mean "there is; to be in; to have" in a general sense. Compare this to the semantics of adto in certain dialects.

  ania ang yawi ― the key is here (standard)

  naa dinhi ang yawi ― the key is here (common)

Derived terms

• anaahon
• maanaa
• pagkaanaa
• pakaanaa
• unsa ma'y anaa niana
• unsa'y anaa

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	direct*		indirect*		oblique	locative	allative	existential**		destination	interjection**		manner**
	full	short	full	short				full	short		full	short	full	short
near speaker***	kirí karí	ri	niiri niari	iri ari	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	arí	diará	dará	ingon iri ingon ari	ing-ari in-ari
near speaker and listener***	kiní kaní	ni	niini niani	ini ani	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	anhi	niará	nará	ingon ini ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	anhà	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	adto	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato

^† Archaic
* When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
** Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
*** These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Lutuv

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə̀nàà]

Noun

anaa

1. water buffalo

References

• Kelly Harper Berkson, Amanda Bohnert, Sui Hnem Par (2022), “Consonant Sounds in Hnaring Lutuv”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures‎^[1], volume 3, number 1

Navajo

Postposition

anaa

1. third-person indefinite of binaa

Oromo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐnɑ́ː/

• Syllables - a-naa, Count - 2

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Pronoun

anaa

1. the first-person singular indirect object pronoun, used in the form anaaf.

See also

Oromo personal pronouns

			direct object	subject	indirect object
1st person	singular		ana	ani	anaa
	plural		nu	nuyi	nuu
2nd person	singular		si	ati	sii
	plural		isin	isin	isinii
3rd person	singular	m	isa	inni	isaa
		f	ishee	isheen	ishee dhaa
	plural		isaan	isaan	isaanii

Teop

Pronoun

anaa

1. me (first-person pronoun, objective case, singular)

Further reading

• https://corpus1.mpi.nl/media-archive/dobes_data/Teop/Info/Teop_Sketch_Grammar_May07.pdf
• https://web.archive.org/web/20170516185153/http://www.ioling.org/booklets/iol-2012-indiv-sol.en.pdf