<Who was left? Only one of his wives was still breathing. Three of his children. An image of his infant son rose up—as cold as a pebble. Aiya. He made the heartbreak into rage. —Jeff Long, The Descent.>
Aiya.
n. a Crimean cape, home to “a large-scale botanic reserve” of evergreen trees (Crimea Ministry of Tourism).
n. a stream in Nigeria.
Aiyai.
n. a populated place in Greece.
aiyai aiyai.
n. a chant in the song “Boom Boom Fire” by D. Essex.
Aiyaiya.
n. a populated place in Ghana.
n. the weary song of the buffalo, traveling under cover of the fog of his own breath as wolves nip at his heels, from the Nez Perces chant “Medicine-Song of the Buffalo” transcribed by Edward S. Curtis (“The North American Indian,” Set #254, Vol. 8).
Aiyau.
n. a pool in the A’ali an Nil region of Sudan.
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