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ねーらん【無らん】

neeran

Pronunciation: [neːɾaŋ̍]

Definition

Negative verb

  1. To not be; to not have; there is not

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ない【無い】 nai "to not be".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

  • Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Have not got. Nang‡, or Nárang. ‡ A negative in frequent use", "Say it, I cannot. Nárang. † Narang, or nang, is used on most occasions as the negative", "Have not got water. Meézee nárang",  "Nang, nárang, and náshee are negatives used with a substantive, and are always placed after it, as koómoo nang, no clouds; meézee nárang, no water; and feéjee náshee, no beard", "I never drink tea. Cha noódee nárang", and "Tayin and you never drink wine. Táyin ya sac'kkee noódee nárang".

Notes

Variant: ねーん neen

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji無らん
Kanaねーらん
Romanizationneeran
Pronunciation (IPA)[neːɾaŋ̍]

意味:ない【無い】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 25). ねーらん【無らん】 : neeran | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7981/neeran/.