daya [da/*ya]
transitive verb. say
"Awil goo?" dayat Sarah. 'Why not?' said Sarah.
../mp3s/d/daya-dr-hb-01.mp3 "La dm sit'aa'mim," dayat Sarah. 'We're going to get started,' Sarah said.

Related entries: Dialectal Variant deeya  say | Dialectal Variant 'ya  say/said | Cross Ref: 'ya  say/said

Source: Draft Dictionary entry.