🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
をぅん【居ん】 : wun | define meaning
wun
Pronunciation: [(w)uŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- (Used with animate nouns) To be; there is; to exist; to stay
- っやーやあんまーとぅをぅとーりよー。
qyaa ya anmaa tu wutoori yoo
"You must stay with mother"
- っやーやあんまーとぅをぅとーりよー。
- (As an auxiliary) To be doing. Becomes -oon after the conjunctive (-ti) form of a verb.
- わかとーん【分かとーん】
wakatoon
"I understand" - わかてーをぅらん【分かてー居らん】
wakateewuran
"I do not understand"
- わかとーん【分かとーん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese いる【居る】 iru "to be" and its variant おる oru.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 居ん |
| Kana | をぅん |
| New Okinawa Moji | 歹ん |
| Romanization | wun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [(w)uŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Neg. Perfective |
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Plain |
PRED |
wun |
wutan |
wuran |
wurantan |
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ATT |
wuru |
wutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
– |
– |
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Causative |
PRED |
wurasun |
wurachan |
wurasan |
wurasantan |
|
ATT |
wurasuru |
wuracharu |
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Passive, Potential |
PRED |
wurariyun |
wuraritan |
wurariran |
wurarirantan |
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ATT |
wurariyuru |
wuraritaru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
wuteen |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
wuteeru |
– |
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In preparation/in advance (-te oku) |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
– |
– |
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Desidirative (adjective paradigm) |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
ATT |
– |
– |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
wura |
– |
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“seems” |
wuru-haji |
wuran-haji |
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Imperative-Prohibitive |
wuri |
wunna |
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Conjunctive-Participle |
wuti |
– |
意味：いる・おる【居る】