🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
わん【我ん】 : wan | define meaning
wan
Pronunciation: [waŋ̍]
Definition
Pronoun
Etymology
Derived from the pan-Ryukyuan pronoun わん【我ん】 wan. Related to the Japanese pronouns わ【我・吾】 wa and われ【我・吾・我れ・吾れ】 ware "I, me; you; oneself", among others. And cognate to the dated pronoun わぬ【我・吾】 wanu "I, me, myself".
Notes
Irregular derivations:
| Okinawan | Japanese | Meaning |
|
【我んねー】 わんねー wannee* |
【私は】 わたしは watashi wa |
Topicalized form "I", "Me, I" |
|
【我んぬ】 わんぬ wannu |
【私の】 わたしの watashi no |
Genitive form "My" |
|
【我んにん】 わんにん wannin* |
【私も】 わたしも watashi mo |
"I too", "I also", "Me too" |
1. The topicalized form わんや【我んや】 wan-ya also exists, but it is now mostly considered literary.
2. The form わんも【我んも】 wanmo "I also; me too" is also sometimes used under the influence of Japanese.
意味：わたし【私】