Dictionary:zya-

Middle Airananwe

Pronunciation

• /ʑa/

Etymology

The proclitic form of dezye (one), its first syllable lost where it stood unstressed before a noun. The vowel stays full: a final -e weakens to [ə] and would have left the word inaudible.

Article

zya-

1. a, an; marks a thing not yet spoken of

Related terms

• Compare: dezye (“one”)
• Compare: pha- (“the”)

Descendants

• Airananwe: je