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まとぅみーん【纏みーん】

matumiin

Pronunciation: [matumiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. (Literary) To govern; to rule; to control
  2. To unify; to bring together; to compile

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese まとめる【纏める】 matomeru "to collect; to gather; to unify".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji纏みーん
Kanaまとぅみーん
New Okinawa Mojiま婢みーん
Romanizationmatumiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[matumiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: matumiyun ~ matumiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

matumiyun,

matumiin

matumitan

matumiran

matumirantan

ATT

matumiyuru,

matumiiru

matumitaru

Progressive

PRED

matumitoon

matumitootan

matumiteewuran

matumiteewurantan

ATT

matumitooru

matumitootaru

Causative

PRED

matumirasun

matumirachan

matumirasan

matumirasantan

ATT

matumirasuru

matumiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

matumirariyun,
matumirariin

matumiraritan,
matumirattan

matumirariran,
matumiraran

matumirarirantan,
matumiraratan

ATT

matumirariyuru,
matumirariiru

matumiraritaru,
matumirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

matumirasariyun,
matumirasariin

matumirasaritan

matumirasariran

matumirasarirantan

ATT

matumirasariyuru,
matumirasariiru

matumirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

matumiteen

matumiteetan

matumiteeneen

matumiteeneentan

ATT

matumiteeru

matumiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

matumitoochun

matumitoochan

matumiteeukan

matumiteeukantan

ATT

matumitoochuru

matumitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

matumir-

Dictionary

matumiyun,

matumiin

Attributive or Adnominal

matumiyuru,

matumiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

matumiyu-,

matumii-

Adverbial

matumii

Volitional-Presumptive

matumira

Conjunctive

matumiti

Representative

matumitai

Imperative

matumiri,
matumiree

Conditional

matumiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

matumiyuru haji,

matumiiru haji

So as to...

matumiyuru gutu,

matumiiru gutu

Before...

matumiyuru mee,

matumiiru mee

While...

matumiyuru qweeda, matumiyuru-qweema,

matumiiru qweeda, matumiiru-qweema

Purpose

matumiyuru tami ni,

matumiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

matumiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

matumiti-kwiin

Completive

matumiti-neen

Concessive conditional

matumiti-n

After...

matumiti-kara

After...

matumiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

matumii-busan

matumii-busantan

matumii-bushikoo neen,

matumii-bushikoo neeran

matumii-bushikoo neentan,

matumii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

matumii-busaru

matumii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

matumii-yassan

matumii-yassantan

matumii-yashikoo neen,

matumii-yashikoo neeran

matumii-yashikoo neentan,

matumii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

matumii-yassaru

matumii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

matumii-gurisan

matumii-gurisantan

matumii-gurikoo neen,

matumii-gurikoo neeran

matumii-gurikoo neentan,

matumii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

matumii-gurisaru

matumii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

matumii-misheen,

matumi-misheen

matumii-misheentan,

matumi-misheentan

matumii-misooran,

matumi-misooran

matumii-misoorantan,

matumi-misoorantan

ATT

matumii-misheeru,

matumi-misheeru

matumii-misheetaru,

matumi-misheetaru,

matumii-misoocharu,

matumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

matumii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

matumiyu-tan,

matumii-tan

Nominalizing

matumiyu-shi,

matumii-shi

Concessive

matumiyu-shiga,

matumii-shiga

Cause-effect

matumiyu-kutu,

matumii-kutu

Prohibitive

matumiyu-na,

matumii-na

Provisional conditional

matumiyu-ra

matumii-ra

Questions

matumiyu-ga,

matumii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

matumiyabiyun,
matumiyabiin,

matumiibiyun,
matumiibiin

matumiyabitan,

matumiibitan

matumiyabiran,

matumiibiran

matumiyabirantan,

matumiibirantan

ATT

matumiyabiyuru,
matumiyabiiru,

matumiibiyuru,
matumiibiiru

matumiyabitaru,

matumiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

matumiyumi,

matumiimi

matumitii

matumirani

matumirantii

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.

意味:とうちする【統治する】、すべる【統べる・総べる】、とういつする【統一する】、まとめる【纏める】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, April 22). まとぅみーん【纏みーん】 : matumiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8472/matumiin/.