🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
にんじぶさん【寝んじぶさん・寝んじ欲さん】 : ninjibusan | define meaning
ninjibusan
Pronunciation: [nin̩d͡ʑibusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Sleepy; drowsy; wanting to sleep
Etymology
From the verb にんじゅん【寝んじゅん】 ninjun "to sleep".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 寝んじぶさん 寝んじ欲さん |
| Kana | にんじぶさん |
| Romanization | ninjibusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nin̩d͡ʑibusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ninjibusan, ninjibushan† |
ninjibusatan, ninjibushatan† |
ninjibushikoo neen, ninjibushikoo neeran |
ninjibushikoo neentan, ninjibushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ninjibusaru |
ninjibusataru, ninjibushataru† |
ninjibushikoo neentaru, ninjibushikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ninjibu- |
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Dictionary |
ninjibusan, ninjibushan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ninjibusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ninjibusa- |
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Noun form |
ninjibusa |
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Adverbial form |
ninjibushiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ninjibushikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
ninjibushikoo |
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Conjunctive |
ninjibusati, ninjibushati† |
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Continuative |
ninjibusai |
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Conditional |
ninjibusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
ninjibusaraa |
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Consequential |
ninjibusanu, ninjibushanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
ninjibuti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
ninjibushiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
ninjibusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
ninjibusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ninjibusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
ninjibusa-shi |
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Inferential |
ninjibusa sun |
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Questions |
ninjibusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ninjibusayabiyun†, ninjibusaibiyun†, |
ninjibusayabitan†, ninjibusaibitan |
ninjibushikoo neeyabiran†, ninjibushikoo neebiran |
ninjibushikoo neeyabirantan†, ninjibushikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
ninjibusayabiyuru†, ninjibusaibiyuru†, |
ninjibusayabitaru, ninjibusaibitaru |
ninjibushikoo neeyabirantaru†, ninjibushikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ninjibusami, ninjibushami† |
ninjibusatii, ninjibushatii |
ninjibushikoo neeni, ninjibushikoo neerani |
ninjibushikoo neentii, ninjibushikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
ninjibusan nee sun, ninjibushan nee sun† |
ninjibusatan nee sun, ninjibushatan nee sun† |
ninjibushikoo neen nee sun, ninjibushikoo neeran nee sun |
ninjibushikoo neentan nee sun, ninjibushikoo 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.
意味：ねむい・ねぶい【眠い】、ねむたい・ねぶたい【眠たい】、ねたい【寝たい】