Aya is a phrase officially used in South-Africa to refer to a dealer that exclusively sells weed and nothing more, it also refers to all Rasta's.
Unofficially it can be used between friends instead of the word "bro" or "nigga".
Buyer: Yo Aya, what have you got for me
today?
Dealer: Yo, I got some Skunk and some
hard- ass White widow
Or...
Friend 1: Aya, stop joking I'm serious
Friend 2: Ya me to aya, you know you can
trust me, we have been friends
for like forever