야의

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 야이 (yai) (standard spelling)

Etymology

Contraction of 이 아의 (i aui, “this kid”). Cognate with Korean 얘 (yae).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jaɰi/, [ja̠i]

Pronoun

야의 (yaui)

1. (sometimes proscribed) this kid; he or she
   • 2017, 양창용, 윌리암 오그레디, 양세종, 제주어 1, 퍼플, →ISBN, page 2:

     소연아, 야의 우리 ᄆᆞ을 아의, 말덜 터보라.

     Soyeon-a, yaui uri maweul aui, mal-deol teobo-ra.

     Soyeon, this is someone from our village, introduce yourself!

   • 2020, Changyong Yang, Sejung Yang, William O'Grady, Jejueo: the language of Korea’s Jeju Island, Honolulu, USA: University of Hawai‘i Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →JSTOR, page 64:

     야의 덜 설룬 셍이여.

     Yaui deol seollun seng'i-yeo.

     This kid seems less sad.

See also

• 가의 (gaui, “that kid”), 자의 (jaui, “that kid”)