🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
がらみちゅん : garamichun | define meaning
garamichun
Pronunciation: [ɡaɾamit͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To work (for); to serve
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | がらみちゅん |
| Romanization | garamichun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡaɾamit͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
garamichun |
garamichan |
garamikan |
garamikantan |
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ATT |
garamichuru |
garamicharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
garamichoon |
garamichootan |
garamicheewuran |
garamicheewurantan |
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ATT |
garamichooru |
garamichootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
garamikasun |
garamikachan |
garamikasan |
garamikasantan |
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ATT |
garamikasuru |
garamikacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
garamikariyun, |
garamikaritan, |
garamikariran, |
garamikarirantan, |
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ATT |
garamikariyuru, |
garamikaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
garamikasariyun, |
garamikasaritan |
garamikasariran |
garamikasarirantan |
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ATT |
garamikasariyuru, |
garamikasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
garamicheen |
garamicheetan |
garamicheeneen |
garamicheeneentan |
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ATT |
garamicheeru |
garamicheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
garamichoochun |
garamichoochan |
garamicheeukan |
garamicheeukantan |
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ATT |
garamichoochuru |
garamichoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
garamik- |
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Dictionary |
garamichun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
garamichuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
garamichu- |
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Adverbial |
garamichi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
garamika |
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Conjunctive |
garamichi |
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Representative |
garamichai |
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Imperative |
garamiki, |
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Conditional |
garamikee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
garamichuru haji |
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So as to... |
garamichuru gutu |
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Before... |
garamichuru mee |
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While... |
garamichuru qweeda, garaminuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
garamichuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
garamichi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
garamichi-kwiin |
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Completive |
garamichi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
garamichi-n |
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After... |
garamichi-kara |
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After... |
garamichi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
garamichi-busan |
garamichi-busantan |
garamichi-bushikoo neen, garamichi-bushikoo neeran |
garamichi-bushikoo neentan, garamichi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
garamichi-busaru |
garamichi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
garamichi-yassan |
garamichi-yassantan |
garamichi-yashikoo neen, garamichi-yashikoo neeran |
garamichi-yashikoo neentan, garamichi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
garamichi-yassaru |
garamichi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
garamichi-gurisan |
garamichi-gurisantan |
garamichi-gurikoo neen, garamichi-gurikoo neeran |
garamichi-gurikoo neentan, garamichi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
garamichi-gurisaru |
garamichi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
garamichi-misheen |
garamichi-misheentan |
garamichi-misooran |
garamichi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
garamichi-misheeru |
garamichi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
garamichi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
garamichu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
garamichu-shi |
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Concessive |
garamichu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
garamichu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
garamichu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
garamichu-raa |
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Questions |
garamichu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
garamichabiyun, |
garamichabitan |
garamichabiran |
garamichabirantan |
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ATT |
garamichabiyuru, |
garamichabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
garamichumi |
garamichii |
garamikani |
garamikantii |
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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