Yóyes means ‘working’. It is the ‘-ing‘ (‘progressive’) form of yó:ys – ‘to work’.
Pronunciation
Sounds like YEYE-yuss.
Audio: Elizabeth Herrling
-ing form
You use yóyes to describe an ongoing action. Elders make this type of –ing form by partly doubling (‘reduplicating’) the first part of the word.
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