Come yah

phrase kum YAH kʌm ˈja

Also spelled come-yah, come ya, come here

Come here — 'yah' being the Patois for 'here'. A basic, constant instruction, said to call someone over, whether gently to a child or sharply as a summons. 'Come yah so' means 'come right here'. The same 'yah' turns up in 'ova yah' (over here) and 'yah so' (right here).

  • Come yah, mek mi talk to yuh.

    Come here, let me talk to you.

  • Pickney, come yah so dis minute!

    Child, come right here this minute!

  • Come yah come look pon dis.

    Come here and look at this.

From 'come here', with 'here' as Patois 'yah'. See [[yah]], [[yah-so]].

'Come here'; 'come yah so' = come right here. See [[yah]], [[yah-so]], [[deh]].