Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
-ya[-ˈja]
(1) vi. go down; go to the sea(eng).pergi dengan turun; pergi ke laut(ind).
Tea.We go down to the sea.(eng), Kita pergi dan turun ke laut.(ind)
(2) vi. go out into the sea; go seawards(eng).mengarah ke laut(ind).
Jerigen no seli yona, neta lesai nea medi.There's a jerry can floating out there, I'm going to swim out to it.(eng), Satu jerigen terapung di sana, saya akan berenang sampainya dan bawa kembali.(ind)
(3) vi. go; move, frequently used as the unmarked verb for movement away from DC(eng).pergi; jalan(ind).
Eya tetnar tnusar golol kanaYou go and attend school.(eng), Engkau sudah pergi ikut sekolah.(ind)
Grammatical note: This use of the verb is possibly due to reanalysis of {gea} 'go' as a 3rd person inflection of {-ya} 'go down'.
See also: gea