🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みーかんげーいん【みー考げーいん】 : miikangeein | define meaning
miikangeein
Pronunciation: [miːkaŋ̍ɡeːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To take care of; to look after
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | みー考げーいん |
| Kana | みーかんげーいん |
| Romanization | miikangeein |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [miːkaŋ̍ɡeːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
miikangeeyun, miikangeein |
miikangeetan |
miikangeeran |
miikangeerantan |
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ATT |
miikangeeyuru, miikangeeiru |
miikangeetaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
miikangeetoon |
miikangeetootan |
miikangeeteewuran |
miikangeeteewurantan |
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ATT |
miikangeetooru |
miikangeetootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
miikangeerasun |
miikangeerachan |
miikangeerasan |
miikangeerasantan |
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ATT |
miikangeerasuru |
miikangeeracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
miikangeerariyun, |
miikangeeraritan, |
miikangeerariran, |
miikangeerarirantan, |
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ATT |
miikangeerariyuru, |
miikangeeraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
miikangeerasariyun, |
miikangeerasaritan |
miikangeerasariran |
miikangeerasarirantan |
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ATT |
miikangeerasariyuru, |
miikangeerasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
miikangeeteen |
miikangeeteetan |
miikangeeteeneen |
miikangeeteeneentan |
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ATT |
miikangeeteeru |
miikangeeteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
miikangeetoochun |
miikangeetoochan |
miikangeeteeukan |
miikangeeteeukantan |
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ATT |
miikangeetoochuru |
miikangeetoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
miikangeer- |
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Dictionary |
miikangeeyun, miikangeein |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
miikangeeyuru, miikangeeiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
miikangeeyu-, miikangeei- |
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Adverbial |
miikangeei |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
miikangeera |
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Conjunctive |
miikangeeti |
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Representative |
miikangeetai |
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Imperative |
miikangeeri, |
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Conditional |
miikangeeree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
miikangeeyuru haji, miikangeeiru haji |
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So as to... |
miikangeeyuru gutu, miikangeeiru gutu |
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Before... |
miikangeeyuru mee, miikangeeiru mee |
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While... |
miikangeeyuru qweeda, miikangeeyuru-qweema, miikangeeiru qweeda, miikangeeiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
miikangeeyuru tami ni, miikangeeiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
miikangeeti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
miikangeeti-kwiin |
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Completive |
miikangeeti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
miikangeeti-n |
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After... |
miikangeeti-kara |
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After... |
miikangeeti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
miikangeei-busan |
miikangeei-busantan |
miikangeei-bushikoo neen, miikangeei-bushikoo neeran |
miikangeei-bushikoo neentan, miikangeei-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miikangeei-busaru |
miikangeei-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
miikangeei-yassan |
miikangeei-yassantan |
miikangeei-yashikoo neen, miikangeei-yashikoo neeran |
miikangeei-yashikoo neentan, miikangeei-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miikangeei-yassaru |
miikangeei-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
miikangeei-gurisan |
miikangeei-gurisantan |
miikangeei-gurikoo neen, miikangeei-gurikoo neeran |
miikangeei-gurikoo neentan, miikangeei-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miikangeei-gurisaru |
miikangeei-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
miikangeei-misheen, miikangee-misheen |
miikangeei-misheentan, miikangee-misheentan |
miikangeei-misooran, miikangee-misooran |
miikangeei-misoorantan, miikangee-misoorantan |
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ATT |
miikangeei-misheeru, miikangee-misheeru |
miikangeei-misheetaru, miikangee-misheetaru, miikangeei-misoocharu, miikangee-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
miikangeei-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
miikangeeyu-tan, miikangeei-tan |
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Nominalizing |
miikangeeyu-shi, miikangeei-shi |
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Concessive |
miikangeeyu-shiga, miikangeei-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
miikangeeyu-kutu, miikangeei-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
miikangeeyu-na, miikangeei-na |
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Provisional conditional |
miikangeeyu-ra miikangeei-ra |
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Questions |
miikangeeyu-ga, miikangeei-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
miikangeeyabiyun, miikangeeibiyun, |
miikangeeyabitan, miikangeeibitan |
miikangeeyabiran, miikangeeibiran |
miikangeeyabirantan, miikangeeibirantan |
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ATT |
miikangeeyabiyuru, miikangeeibiyuru, |
miikangeeyabitaru, miikangeeibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
miikangeeyumi, miikangeeimi |
miikangeetii |
miikangeerani |
miikangeerantii |
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.
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