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っゐーじゅん・うぃーじゅん【泳じゅん】

qwiijun · 'wiijun

Pronunciation: [ʔwiːd͡ʑuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To swim; to go out for a swim

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima およっ【泳っ】 oyoq; and standard Japanese およぐ【泳ぐ】 oyogu "to swim".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji泳じゅん
Kanaっゐーじゅん
うぃーじゅん
Romanizationqwiijun
ʔwiijun
'wiijun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔwiːd͡ʑuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan gu-type verb: qwiijun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

qwiijun

qwiijan

qwiigan

qwiigantan

ATT

qwiijuru

qwiijaru

Progressive

PRED

qwiijoon

qwiijootan

qwiijeewuran

qwiijeewurantan

ATT

qwiijooru

qwiijootaru

Causative

PRED

qwiigasun

qwiigachan

qwiigasan

qwiigasantan

ATT

qwiigasuru

qwiigacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

qwiigariyun,
qwiigariin

qwiigaritan,
qwiigattan

qwiigariran,
qwiigaran

qwiigarirantan,
qwiigaratan

ATT

qwiigariyuru,
qwiigariiru

qwiigaritaru,
qwiigattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

qwiigasariyun,
qwiigasariin

qwiigasaritan

qwiigasariran

qwiigasarirantan

ATT

qwiigasariyuru,
qwiigasariiru

qwiigasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

qwiijeen

qwiijeetan

qwiijeeneen

qwiijeeneentan

ATT

qwiijeeru

qwiijeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

qwiijoochun

qwiijoochan

qwiijeeukan

qwiijeeukantan

ATT

qwiijoochuru

qwiijoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

qwiig-

Dictionary

qwiijun

Attributive or Adnominal

qwiijuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

qwiiju-

Adverbial

qwiiji

Volitional-Presumptive

qwiiga

Conjunctive

qwiiji

Representative

qwiijai

Imperative

qwiigi,
qwiigee

Conditional

qwiigee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

qwiijuru haji

So as to...

qwiijuru gutu

Before...

qwiijuru mee

While...

qwiijuru qweeda, qwiijuru-qweema

Purpose

qwiijuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

qwiiji-kwimisooree

Benefactive

qwiiji-kwiin

Completive

qwiiji-neen

Concessive conditional

qwiiji-n

After...

qwiiji-kara

After...

qwiiji-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

qwiiji-busan

qwiiji-busantan

qwiiji-bushikoo neen,

qwiiji-bushikoo neeran

qwiiji-bushikoo neentan,

qwiiji-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

qwiiji-busaru

qwiiji-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

qwiiji-yassan

qwiiji-yassantan

qwiiji-yashikoo neen,

qwiiji-yashikoo neeran

qwiiji-yashikoo neentan,

qwiiji-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

qwiiji-yassaru

qwiiji-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

qwiiji-gurisan

qwiiji-gurisantan

qwiiji-gurikoo neen,

qwiiji-gurikoo neeran

qwiiji-gurikoo neentan,

qwiiji-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

qwiiji-gurisaru

qwiiji-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

qwiiji-misheen

qwiiji-misheentan

qwiiji-misooran

qwiiji-misoorantan

ATT

qwiiji-misheeru

qwiiji-misheetaru,
qwiiji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

qwiiji-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

qwiiju-tan

Nominalizing

qwiiju-shi

Concessive

qwiiju-shiga

Cause-effect

qwiiju-kutu

Prohibitive

qwiiju-na

Provisional conditional

qwiiju-raa

Questions

qwiiju-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

qwiijabiyun,
qwiijabiin

qwiijabitan

qwiijabiran

qwiijabirantan

ATT

qwiijabiyuru,
qwiijabiiru

qwiijabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

qwiijumi

qwiijii

qwiigani

qwiigantii

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. (2024, December 18). っゐーじゅん・うぃーじゅん【泳じゅん】 : qwiijun · 'wiijun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/436/qwiijun-'wiijun/.