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ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】 : chuu wuganabira | define meaning

chuu wuganabira

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuː (w)uɡanabiɾa]

Definition

Expression

(Polite) A greeting or salutation used when meeting someone. Hello; good day.

Etymology

From ちゅー【今日】 chuu "today" and をぅがなびら【拝なびら】 wuganabira "(we) see, (we) meet".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "chiū wuganabira, good day, how do you do?".

Notes

Spelling variant: ちゅーうがなびら chuu uganabira.

Form variant: ちゅーがなびら【今日拝なびら】 chuuganabira.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	今日拝なびら
Kana	ちゅーをぅがなびら
New Okinawa Moji	ちゅー歹がなびら
Romanization	chuu wuganabira
Pronunciation (IPA)	[t͡ɕuː (w)uɡanabiɾa]

意味：こんにちは【今日は】

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Categories:

Greeting

今日拝なびら

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 28). ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】 : chuu wuganabira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1328/chuuwuganabira/.