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わんねー【我んねー】

wannee

Pronunciation: [wan̩neː]

Definition

Topicalized pronoun

  1. First person pronoun: I, me, myself
    1. わんねーooやいびーん我んねーooやいびーん。】
      wannee ____ yaibiin.
      (Formal) "I am _____."
    2. わんねーとーちょーからちゃーびたん我んねー東京から来ゃーびたん。】
      wannee toochoo kara chaabitan.
      "I came from Tokyo."
    3. わんねーなちぇーをぅらん。我んねー泣ちぇーをぅらん。】
      wannee nacheewuran.
      (Formal) "I am not crying."
    4. わんねーっゐーじぶさん我んねー泳じ欲さん。】
      wannee qwiiji busan.
      "I want to swim"
    5. わんねーうちなーぐちしちゅん我んねー沖縄口好ちゅん。】
      wannee uchinaaguchi shichun.
      "I like Okinawan"

Etymology

Topicalized form of わん【我ん】 wan.

Notes

Like Japanese, when the context is clear, the topicalized pronoun may be entirely omitted.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji我んねー
Kanaわんねー
Romanizationwannee
Pronunciation (IPA)[wan̩neː]

意味:わたしは【私は】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). わんねー【我んねー】 : wannee | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/274/wannee/.