🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
にじーん : nijiin | define meaning
nijiin
Pronunciation: [nid͡ʑiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To pinch
Etymology
Cognate with Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto ねずむ nezumu; Kagoshima ねずん nezun; Okinawan にじむん nijimun and にじーん nijiin "to pinch".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | にじーん |
| Romanization | nijiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nid͡ʑiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nijiyun, nijiin |
nijitan |
nijiran |
nijirantan |
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ATT |
nijiyuru, nijiiru |
nijitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nijitoon |
nijitootan |
nijiteewuran |
nijiteewurantan |
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ATT |
nijitooru |
nijitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nijirasun |
nijirachan |
nijirasan |
nijirasantan |
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ATT |
nijirasuru |
nijiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nijirariyun, |
nijiraritan, |
nijirariran, |
nijirarirantan, |
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ATT |
nijirariyuru, |
nijiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nijirasariyun, |
nijirasaritan |
nijirasariran |
nijirasarirantan |
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ATT |
nijirasariyuru, |
nijirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nijiteen |
nijiteetan |
nijiteeneen |
nijiteeneentan |
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ATT |
nijiteeru |
nijiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nijitoochun |
nijitoochan |
nijiteeukan |
nijiteeukantan |
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ATT |
nijitoochuru |
nijitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nijir- |
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Dictionary |
nijiyun, nijiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nijiyuru, nijiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nijiyu-, nijii- |
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Adverbial |
nijii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nijira |
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Conjunctive |
nijiti |
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Representative |
nijitai |
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Imperative |
nijiri, |
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Conditional |
nijiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nijiyuru haji, nijiiru haji |
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So as to... |
nijiyuru gutu, nijiiru gutu |
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Before... |
nijiyuru mee, nijiiru mee |
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While... |
nijiyuru qweeda, nijiyuru-qweema, nijiiru qweeda, nijiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nijiyuru tami ni, nijiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nijiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nijiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
nijiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nijiti-n |
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After... |
nijiti-kara |
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After... |
nijiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nijii-busan |
nijii-busantan |
nijii-bushikoo neen, nijii-bushikoo neeran |
nijii-bushikoo neentan, nijii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nijii-busaru |
nijii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nijii-yassan |
nijii-yassantan |
nijii-yashikoo neen, nijii-yashikoo neeran |
nijii-yashikoo neentan, nijii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nijii-yassaru |
nijii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nijii-gurisan |
nijii-gurisantan |
nijii-gurikoo neen, nijii-gurikoo neeran |
nijii-gurikoo neentan, nijii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nijii-gurisaru |
nijii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nijii-misheen, niji-misheen |
nijii-misheentan, niji-misheentan |
nijii-misooran, niji-misooran |
nijii-misoorantan, niji-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nijii-misheeru, niji-misheeru |
nijii-misheetaru, niji-misheetaru, nijii-misoocharu, niji-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nijii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nijiyu-tan, nijii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nijiyu-shi, nijii-shi |
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Concessive |
nijiyu-shiga, nijii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nijiyu-kutu, nijii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nijiyu-na, nijii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nijiyu-ra nijii-ra |
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Questions |
nijiyu-ga, nijii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nijiyabiyun, nijiibiyun, |
nijiyabitan, nijiibitan |
nijiyabiran, nijiibiran |
nijiyabirantan, nijiibirantan |
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ATT |
nijiyabiyuru, nijiibiyuru, |
nijiyabitaru, nijiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nijiyumi, nijiimi |
nijitii |
nijirani |
nijirantii |
Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:
- Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
- Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
- Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.
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