YAO


yao
to leave, depart


yumao
to die, pass away


Yumao si Beltran kahapon.
Beltran passed away yesterday.


Yumao si Ginang Aquino noong unang araw ng Agosto 2009.
Mrs. Aquino passed away on the first day of August 2009.


Malungkot ang lahat nang yumao ang pangulo.
Everyone was sad when the president died.



The word yumao is formal. The more common word for 'to die' is namatay.


Namatay ang aso.
The dog died.