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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)

んき

nki

Pronunciation: /ɴki/

Definition

Particle

  1. Used to indicate the location of something or someone, akin to the prepositions "in", "to" or "at" in English. (Linguistics) Locative case marker (abbreviated LOC).
    1. どぅなんちまんきわーりー
      dunan chimanki waarii
      "Welcome to Yonaguni Island"
  2. Used to denote the location or destination of an action

Etymology

Cognate to the Okinawan locative marker んかい nkai.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaんき
Romanizationnki
Pronunciation (IPA)/ɴki/

意味:に、へ

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). んき : nki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/242/nki/.