🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
とぅめーいん : tumeein | define meaning
tumeein
Pronunciation: [tumeːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To locate, to find, to search, to pick up, to come across
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | とぅめーいん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 婢めーいん |
| Romanization | tumeein |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tumeːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
tumeeyun, tumeein |
tumeetan |
tumeeran |
tumeerantan |
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ATT |
tumeeyuru, tumeeiru |
tumeetaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
tumeetoon |
tumeetootan |
tumeeteewuran |
tumeeteewurantan |
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ATT |
tumeetooru |
tumeetootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
tumeerasun |
tumeerachan |
tumeerasan |
tumeerasantan |
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ATT |
tumeerasuru |
tumeeracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
tumeerariyun, |
tumeeraritan, |
tumeerariran, |
tumeerarirantan, |
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ATT |
tumeerariyuru, |
tumeeraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
tumeerasariyun, |
tumeerasaritan |
tumeerasariran |
tumeerasarirantan |
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ATT |
tumeerasariyuru, |
tumeerasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
tumeeteen |
tumeeteetan |
tumeeteeneen |
tumeeteeneentan |
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ATT |
tumeeteeru |
tumeeteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
tumeetoochun |
tumeetoochan |
tumeeteeukan |
tumeeteeukantan |
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ATT |
tumeetoochuru |
tumeetoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
tumeer- |
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Dictionary |
tumeeyun, tumeein |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
tumeeyuru, tumeeiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
tumeeyu-, tumeei- |
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Adverbial |
tumeei |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
tumeera |
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Conjunctive |
tumeeti |
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Representative |
tumeetai |
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Imperative |
tumeeri, |
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Conditional |
tumeeree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
tumeeyuru haji, tumeeiru haji |
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So as to... |
tumeeyuru gutu, tumeeiru gutu |
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Before... |
tumeeyuru mee, tumeeiru mee |
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While... |
tumeeyuru qweeda, tumeeyuru-qweema, tumeeiru qweeda, tumeeiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
tumeeyuru tami ni, tumeeiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
tumeeti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
tumeeti-kwiin |
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Completive |
tumeeti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
tumeeti-n |
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After... |
tumeeti-kara |
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After... |
tumeeti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
tumeei-busan |
tumeei-busantan |
tumeei-bushikoo neen, tumeei-bushikoo neeran |
tumeei-bushikoo neentan, tumeei-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tumeei-busaru |
tumeei-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
tumeei-yassan |
tumeei-yassantan |
tumeei-yashikoo neen, tumeei-yashikoo neeran |
tumeei-yashikoo neentan, tumeei-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tumeei-yassaru |
tumeei-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
tumeei-gurisan |
tumeei-gurisantan |
tumeei-gurikoo neen, tumeei-gurikoo neeran |
tumeei-gurikoo neentan, tumeei-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tumeei-gurisaru |
tumeei-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
tumeei-misheen, tumee-misheen |
tumeei-misheentan, tumee-misheentan |
tumeei-misooran, tumee-misooran |
tumeei-misoorantan, tumee-misoorantan |
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ATT |
tumeei-misheeru, tumee-misheeru |
tumeei-misheetaru, tumee-misheetaru, tumeei-misoocharu, tumee-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
tumeei-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
tumeeyu-tan, tumeei-tan |
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Nominalizing |
tumeeyu-shi, tumeei-shi |
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Concessive |
tumeeyu-shiga, tumeei-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
tumeeyu-kutu, tumeei-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
tumeeyu-na, tumeei-na |
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Provisional conditional |
tumeeyu-ra tumeei-ra |
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Questions |
tumeeyu-ga, tumeei-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
tumeeyabiyun, tumeeibiyun, |
tumeeyabitan, tumeeibitan |
tumeeyabiran, tumeeibiran |
tumeeyabirantan, tumeeibirantan |
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ATT |
tumeeyabiyuru, tumeeibiyuru, |
tumeeyabitaru, tumeeibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
tumeeyumi, tumeeimi |
tumeetii |
tumeerani |
tumeerantii |
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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