🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あふぁさん : afasan | define meaning
afasan
Pronunciation: [ʔaɸasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- (Flavour) Mild; weak; light; bland; lacking seasoning; lacking flavour; weak tasting
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あふぁさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | あ慠さん |
| Romanization | afasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaɸasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
afasan |
afasatan |
afakoo neen, afakoo neeran |
afakoo neentan, afakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
afasaru |
afasataru |
afakoo neentaru, afakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
afa- |
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Dictionary |
afasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
afasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
afasa- |
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Noun form |
afasa |
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Adverbial form |
afaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
afakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
afakoo |
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Conjunctive |
afasati |
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Continuative |
afasai |
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Conditional |
afasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
afasaraa |
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Consequential |
afasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
afati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
afaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
afasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
afasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
afasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
afasa-shi |
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Inferential |
afasa sun |
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Questions |
afasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
afasayabiyun†, afasaibiyun†, |
afasayabitan†, afasaibitan |
afakoo neeyabiran†, afakoo neebiran |
afakoo neeyabirantan†, afakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
afasayabiyuru†, afasaibiyuru†, |
afasayabitaru, afasaibitaru |
afakoo neeyabirantaru†, afakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
afasami |
afasatii |
afakoo neeni, afakoo neerani |
afakoo neentii, afakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
afasan nee sun |
afasatan nee sun |
afakoo neen nee sun, afakoo neeran nee sun |
afakoo neentan nee sun, afakoo 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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