1. yet
- i no yet not yet
2. still
- Em i stap yet.
He is still here.
3. self, selves
- Em yet i wokim.
He/She did it him/herself. - yumi yet ourselves
Category: Y
yia
year (also yar)
- Tupela yia i go pinis.
Two years have passed.
yis
yeast
- Mama i laik wokim bret, tasol em i no gat yis.
Mother wants to bake bread but she has no yeast.
yisim
to add yeast
- Sapos yu no yisim plaua, ol bret i no inap solap.
If you do not add yeast to the flour, the bread will not rise.
yot
iodine
- Putim sampela yot long ol sua bilong yu.
Put some iodine on your sores.
yu
you (singular)
- Go wasim han bilong yu.
Go and wash your hands.
See also: Personal Pronouns in Tok Pisin
yumi
we, us (including the listener)
- Em i bilong yumi.
This is ours.
See also: Personal Pronouns in Tok Pisin
yumitupela
you and I, the two of us
- Yumitupela tasol.
Just the two of us.
See also: Personal Pronouns in Tok Pisin
yunifom
uniform.
yupela
you (plural)
- Yupela olgeta i ken sindaun na kaikai nau.
You can all sit down and eat now.
See also: Personal Pronouns in Tok Pisin