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っんじちゃーびら・ぅんじちゃーびら【行じ来ゃーびら】 : qnji chaabira · qnjichaabira | define meaning

qnji chaabira · qnjichaabira

Pronunciation: [ʔn̩d͡ʑit͡ɕaːbiɾa]

Definition

Expression

Used to express that the speaker intends on leaving, but will return at a later time. See you later; I'll be back in a bit; I'll be right back; I'll be back later; I'm off.
1. なまからんじちゃーびら【今から行じ来ゃーびら】
  nama kara nji chaabira
  "I'm leaving now! I'll be back later!"

Etymology

From っんじ【行じ】 qnji "going" and ちゃーびら【来ゃーびら】 chaabira "will come".

Literally "(I'm) going and coming". Derived from the verb いちゅん【行ちゅん】 ichun "to go" and the polite volitional form of the verb ちゅーん【来ゅーん】 chuun "to come".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Essay in Aid of a Grammar and Dictionary of the Luchuan Language (1895), by Basil Hall Chamberlain, records "Nji chābira, goodbye; lit. having gone out, I will come".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	行じ来ゃーびら
Kana	っんじちゃーびらぅんじちゃーびら
New Okinawa Moji	望じちゃーびら
Romanization	qnji chaabira ʔnji chaabira qnjichaabira ʔnjichaabira
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔn̩d͡ʑit͡ɕaːbiɾa]

意味：いってきます【行ってきます・行って来ます】

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行じ来ゃーびら

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 27). っんじちゃーびら・ぅんじちゃーびら【行じ来ゃーびら】 : qnji chaabira · qnjichaabira | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/842/qnjichaabira-qnjichaabira/.