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あびゆん・あびーん

abiyun · abiin

Pronunciation: [ʔabijuŋ̍~ʔabiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To shout

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaあびゆん
あびーん
Romanizationabiyun
abiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔabijuŋ̍~ʔabiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: abiyun ~ abiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

abiyun,

abiin

abitan

abiran

abirantan

ATT

abiyuru,

abiiru

abitaru

Progressive

PRED

abitoon

abitootan

abiteewuran

abiteewurantan

ATT

abitooru

abitootaru

Causative

PRED

abirasun

abirachan

abirasan

abirasantan

ATT

abirasuru

abiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

abirariyun,
abirariin

abiraritan,
abirattan

abirariran,
abiraran

abirarirantan,
abiraratan

ATT

abirariyuru,
abirariiru

abiraritaru,
abirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

abirasariyun,
abirasariin

abirasaritan

abirasariran

abirasarirantan

ATT

abirasariyuru,
abirasariiru

abirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

abiteen

abiteetan

abiteeneen

abiteeneentan

ATT

abiteeru

abiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

abitoochun

abitoochan

abiteeukan

abiteeukantan

ATT

abitoochuru

abitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

abir-

Dictionary

abiyun,

abiin

Attributive or Adnominal

abiyuru,

abiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

abiyu-,

abii-

Adverbial

abii

Volitional-Presumptive

abira

Conjunctive

abiti

Representative

abitai

Imperative

abiri,
abiree

Conditional

abiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

abiyuru haji,

abiiru haji

So as to...

abiyuru gutu,

abiiru gutu

Before...

abiyuru mee,

abiiru mee

While...

abiyuru qweeda, abiyuru-qweema,

abiiru qweeda, abiiru-qweema

Purpose

abiyuru tami ni,

abiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

abiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

abiti-kwiin

Completive

abiti-neen

Concessive conditional

abiti-n

After...

abiti-kara

After...

abiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

abii-busan

abii-busantan

abii-bushikoo neen,

abii-bushikoo neeran

abii-bushikoo neentan,

abii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

abii-busaru

abii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

abii-yassan

abii-yassantan

abii-yashikoo neen,

abii-yashikoo neeran

abii-yashikoo neentan,

abii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

abii-yassaru

abii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

abii-gurisan

abii-gurisantan

abii-gurikoo neen,

abii-gurikoo neeran

abii-gurikoo neentan,

abii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

abii-gurisaru

abii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

abii-misheen,

abi-misheen

abii-misheentan,

abi-misheentan

abii-misooran,

abi-misooran

abii-misoorantan,

abi-misoorantan

ATT

abii-misheeru,

abi-misheeru

abii-misheetaru,

abi-misheetaru,

abii-misoocharu,

abi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

abii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

abiyu-tan,

abii-tan

Nominalizing

abiyu-shi,

abii-shi

Concessive

abiyu-shiga,

abii-shiga

Cause-effect

abiyu-kutu,

abii-kutu

Prohibitive

abiyu-na,

abii-na

Provisional conditional

abiyu-ra

abii-ra

Questions

abiyu-ga,

abii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

abiyabiyun,
abiyabiin,

abiibiyun,
abiibiin

abiyabitan,

abiibitan

abiyabiran,

abiibiran

abiyabirantan,

abiibirantan

ATT

abiyabiyuru,
abiyabiiru,

abiibiyuru,
abiibiiru

abiyabitaru,

abiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

abiyumi,

abiimi

abitii

abirani

abirantii

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, June 6). あびゆん・あびーん : abiyun · abiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3619/abiyun-abiin/.