How to Say "Come Here" in Ilocano

umayka ditoy

The phrase "come here" in Ilocano is umayka ditoy.

The phrase is a command used to tell someone to move toward the speaker's current location.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase umayka ditoy is composed of the verb umay (come), the enclitic subject pronoun -ka (you) and the adverb ditoy (here).

Using umaykay ditoy instead of umayka ditoy is the appropriate way to address elders or multiple people.

In the Philippines, an Ilocano speaker might accompany umayka ditoy with a gesture of curling the index finger downward, rather than waving the whole hand toward themselves.
Ilocano utilizes a complex system of 'deictics' where ditoy specifically refers to a place near the speaker, while different words are required if the location is near the listener.
The root verb umay is related to other Austronesian languages, sharing a common ancestor with words for 'come' in Malay and Tagalog.

Umayka ditoy. Adda ipakitak kenka.
Come here. I want to show you something.
This sentence shows how to use umayka ditoy when you want to show someone something.
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Umayka ditoy.
Come here.
This sentence provides a simple instance of using umayka ditoy.
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Umali ka idi, sir/madam.
Come here, sir/madam.

Juan is calling Rowena to help him in the kitchen.

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