Meaning
Here, this place — the everyday word for 'here', as in 'come yah' (come here) and 'wi deh yah' (we're here, we're holding on). 'Yah so' pins it down to 'right here'. Beyond location it carries a sense of the present and of endurance: 'wi deh yah' is as much 'we're getting by' as a statement of place. Short, constant, and heard in almost every conversation.
Examples
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Come yah mek mi talk to yuh.
Come here so I can talk to you.
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Wi deh yah, a hold di faith.
We're here, holding the faith.
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Put it down yah so.
Put it down right here.
Origin
From English 'here'. See [[come-yah]], [[yah-so]], [[wi-deh-yah]].
How it’s used
'here'; 'yah so' = right here; 'wi deh yah' also means 'we're getting by'.