niyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• nyan

Etymology

Related to either ng/ni and iyan. See also nito, niyon, and other Tagalog demonstrative pronouns.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /niˈan/ [ˈɲan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ni‧yan

Adjective

niyán (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

1. of that (referring to a thing near the person spoken to)

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon†	niyon, noon, niyaon†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.

Further reading

• “niyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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Adverb

niyán

1. a moment later; later on; afterwards; after a short while