Separates the subject and the predicate. Indicative of a sentence inversion, i.e. from predicate-first form to subject-first form. / then; so / Particle used in start or end of sentences to express warning or catch attention. See also: a, o, oy, and aya.

general exclamation: alas; no; oh; oops

used to form diminutive forms of feminine nouns and female given names

I'm twenty years old

Frankness in speech makes for a more lasting friendship.

pleasantness of the weather, face, etc.

governess; caretaker of children

Alternative form of yaya

(archaic) guard dog (differentiating it from the ganid (“hunting dog”))

Alternative form of hayan: there! there it is! (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)