🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っゐーりきさん・うぃーりきさん : qwiirikisan · 'wiirikisan | define meaning
qwiirikisan · 'wiirikisan
Pronunciation: [ʔwiːɾikisaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Interesting; amusing; funny
Notes
Variant: っゐーるきさん qwiirukisan.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | っゐーりきさん うぃーりきさん |
| Romanization | qwiirikisan ʔwiirikisan 'wiirikisan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔwiːɾikisaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
qwiirikisan |
qwiirikisatan |
qwiirikikoo neen, qwiirikikoo neeran |
qwiirikikoo neentan, qwiirikikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
qwiirikisaru |
qwiirikisataru |
qwiirikikoo neentaru, qwiirikikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
qwiiriki- |
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Dictionary |
qwiirikisan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
qwiirikisaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
qwiirikisa- |
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Noun form |
qwiirikisa |
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Adverbial form |
qwiirikiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
qwiirikikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
qwiirikikoo |
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Conjunctive |
qwiirikisati |
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Continuative |
qwiirikisai |
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Conditional |
qwiirikisaree |
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Provisional conditional |
qwiirikisaraa |
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Consequential |
qwiirikisanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
qwiirikiti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
qwiirikiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
qwiirikisa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
qwiirikisaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
qwiirikisa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
qwiirikisa-shi |
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Inferential |
qwiirikisa sun |
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Questions |
qwiirikisa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
qwiirikisayabiyun†, qwiirikisaibiyun†, |
qwiirikisayabitan†, qwiirikisaibitan |
qwiirikikoo neeyabiran†, qwiirikikoo neebiran |
qwiirikikoo neeyabirantan†, qwiirikikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
qwiirikisayabiyuru†, qwiirikisaibiyuru†, |
qwiirikisayabitaru, qwiirikisaibitaru |
qwiirikikoo neeyabirantaru†, qwiirikikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
qwiirikisami |
qwiirikisatii |
qwiirikikoo neeni, qwiirikikoo neerani |
qwiirikikoo neentii, qwiirikikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
qwiirikisan nee sun |
qwiirikisatan nee sun |
qwiirikikoo neen nee sun, qwiirikikoo neeran nee sun |
qwiirikikoo neentan nee sun, qwiirikikoo neerantan nee sun |
† These forms are considered literary.
Adjective 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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