about to

• ya ka a lee yina bee ya ka a lee chana? where are you coming from and where are you going to?
• Ya ka a yi na? ‘Where do you come from?’
• ninkurigu maa bɔh’ o, “Ya ka a yina? the old man asked him Where do you come from?
• A nya kuli ya maana? Where did you get a funeral to perform?
• Ya ka a chenna/wa/wara? ‘Where are you going to?’
• X be ya? ‘where is X?’

home town, native land, country

• ya ka a lee yina bee ya ka a lee chana? where are you coming from and where are you going to?
• Ya ka a yi na? ‘Where do you come from?’
• ninkurigu maa bɔh’ o, “Ya ka a yina? the old man asked him Where do you come from?
• A nya kuli ya maana? Where did you get a funeral to perform?
• Ya ka a chenna/wa/wara? ‘Where are you going to?’
• X be ya? ‘where is X?’

an expression made to drive away birds

• ya ka a lee yina bee ya ka a lee chana? where are you coming from and where are you going to?
• Ya ka a yi na? ‘Where do you come from?’
• ninkurigu maa bɔh’ o, “Ya ka a yina? the old man asked him Where do you come from?
• A nya kuli ya maana? Where did you get a funeral to perform?
• Ya ka a chenna/wa/wara? ‘Where are you going to?’
• X be ya? ‘where is X?’

to pick, select

• ya ka a lee yina bee ya ka a lee chana? where are you coming from and where are you going to?
• Ya ka a yi na? ‘Where do you come from?’
• ninkurigu maa bɔh’ o, “Ya ka a yina? the old man asked him Where do you come from?
• A nya kuli ya maana? Where did you get a funeral to perform?
• Ya ka a chenna/wa/wara? ‘Where are you going to?’
• X be ya? ‘where is X?’

active, lively

• ya ka a lee yina bee ya ka a lee chana? where are you coming from and where are you going to?
• Ya ka a yi na? ‘Where do you come from?’
• ninkurigu maa bɔh’ o, “Ya ka a yina? the old man asked him Where do you come from?
• A nya kuli ya maana? Where did you get a funeral to perform?
• Ya ka a chenna/wa/wara? ‘Where are you going to?’
• X be ya? ‘where is X?’

you(-all) [2 plural neutral pronoun, object]

• ya ka a lee yina bee ya ka a lee chana? where are you coming from and where are you going to?
• Ya ka a yi na? ‘Where do you come from?’
• ninkurigu maa bɔh’ o, “Ya ka a yina? the old man asked him Where do you come from?
• A nya kuli ya maana? Where did you get a funeral to perform?
• Ya ka a chenna/wa/wara? ‘Where are you going to?’
• X be ya? ‘where is X?’

where? questioning motion (where to/from?) and location (where at?)

• ya ka a lee yina bee ya ka a lee chana? where are you coming from and where are you going to?
• Ya ka a yi na? ‘Where do you come from?’
• ninkurigu maa bɔh’ o, “Ya ka a yina? the old man asked him Where do you come from?
• A nya kuli ya maana? Where did you get a funeral to perform?
• Ya ka a chenna/wa/wara? ‘Where are you going to?’
• X be ya? ‘where is X?’