🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いんちゃさん : inchasan | define meaning
inchasan
Pronunciation: [ʔin̩t͡ɕasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Short
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | いんちゃさん |
| Romanization | inchasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔin̩t͡ɕasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
inchasan |
inchasatan |
inchakoo neen, inchakoo neeran |
inchakoo neentan, inchakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
inchasaru |
inchasataru |
inchakoo neentaru, inchakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
incha- |
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Dictionary |
inchasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
inchasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
inchasa- |
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Noun form |
inchasa |
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Adverbial form |
inchaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
inchakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
inchakoo |
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Conjunctive |
inchasati |
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Continuative |
inchasai |
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Conditional |
inchasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
inchasaraa |
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Consequential |
inchasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
inchati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
inchaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
inchasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
inchasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
inchasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
inchasa-shi |
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Inferential |
inchasa sun |
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Questions |
inchasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
inchasayabiyun†, inchasaibiyun†, |
inchasayabitan†, inchasaibitan |
inchakoo neeyabiran†, inchakoo neebiran |
inchakoo neeyabirantan†, inchakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
inchasayabiyuru†, inchasaibiyuru†, |
inchasayabitaru, inchasaibitaru |
inchakoo neeyabirantaru†, inchakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
inchasami |
inchasatii |
inchakoo neeni, inchakoo neerani |
inchakoo neentii, inchakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
inchasan nee sun |
inchasatan nee sun |
inchakoo neen nee sun, inchakoo neeran nee sun |
inchakoo neentan nee sun, inchakoo 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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