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っゐー・うぃー【上】 : qwii · 'wii | define meaning

qwii · 'wii

Pronunciation: [ʔwiː]

Definition

Noun

Up; (on) top; above
1. やまぬっゐーんかいあっちいちゃびーん【山ぬ上んかい歩っち行ちゃびーん】
  yama nu qwii nkai acchi ichabiin
  "(I will) walk up the mountain (forest)"
Upper; superior

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うえ【上】 ue "up"

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Above, or the top of a thing. Wee".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	上
Kana	っゐーうぃー
Romanization	qwii ʔwii 'wii
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔwiː]

意味：うえ【上】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). っゐー・うぃー【上】 : qwii · 'wii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6128/qwii-'wii/.