🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
にんじーん【念じーん】 : ninjiin | define meaning
ninjiin
Pronunciation: [nin̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To believe
- To pray
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ねんじる【念じる】 nenjiru "to pray".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 念じーん |
| Kana | にんじーん |
| Romanization | ninjiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nin̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ninjiyun, ninjiin |
ninjitan |
ninjiran |
ninjirantan |
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ATT |
ninjiyuru, ninjiiru |
ninjitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ninjitoon |
ninjitootan |
ninjiteewuran |
ninjiteewurantan |
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ATT |
ninjitooru |
ninjitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ninjirasun |
ninjirachan |
ninjirasan |
ninjirasantan |
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ATT |
ninjirasuru |
ninjiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ninjirariyun, |
ninjiraritan, |
ninjirariran, |
ninjirarirantan, |
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ATT |
ninjirariyuru, |
ninjiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ninjirasariyun, |
ninjirasaritan |
ninjirasariran |
ninjirasarirantan |
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ATT |
ninjirasariyuru, |
ninjirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ninjiteen |
ninjiteetan |
ninjiteeneen |
ninjiteeneentan |
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ATT |
ninjiteeru |
ninjiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ninjitoochun |
ninjitoochan |
ninjiteeukan |
ninjiteeukantan |
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ATT |
ninjitoochuru |
ninjitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ninjir- |
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Dictionary |
ninjiyun, ninjiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ninjiyuru, ninjiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ninjiyu-, ninjii- |
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Adverbial |
ninjii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ninjira |
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Conjunctive |
ninjiti |
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Representative |
ninjitai |
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Imperative |
ninjiri, |
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Conditional |
ninjiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ninjiyuru haji, ninjiiru haji |
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So as to... |
ninjiyuru gutu, ninjiiru gutu |
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Before... |
ninjiyuru mee, ninjiiru mee |
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While... |
ninjiyuru qweeda, ninjiyuru-qweema, ninjiiru qweeda, ninjiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
ninjiyuru tami ni, ninjiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ninjiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ninjiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
ninjiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ninjiti-n |
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After... |
ninjiti-kara |
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After... |
ninjiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ninjii-busan |
ninjii-busantan |
ninjii-bushikoo neen, ninjii-bushikoo neeran |
ninjii-bushikoo neentan, ninjii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ninjii-busaru |
ninjii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ninjii-yassan |
ninjii-yassantan |
ninjii-yashikoo neen, ninjii-yashikoo neeran |
ninjii-yashikoo neentan, ninjii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ninjii-yassaru |
ninjii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ninjii-gurisan |
ninjii-gurisantan |
ninjii-gurikoo neen, ninjii-gurikoo neeran |
ninjii-gurikoo neentan, ninjii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ninjii-gurisaru |
ninjii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ninjii-misheen, ninji-misheen |
ninjii-misheentan, ninji-misheentan |
ninjii-misooran, ninji-misooran |
ninjii-misoorantan, ninji-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ninjii-misheeru, ninji-misheeru |
ninjii-misheetaru, ninji-misheetaru, ninjii-misoocharu, ninji-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ninjii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ninjiyu-tan, ninjii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ninjiyu-shi, ninjii-shi |
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Concessive |
ninjiyu-shiga, ninjii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ninjiyu-kutu, ninjii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ninjiyu-na, ninjii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ninjiyu-ra ninjii-ra |
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Questions |
ninjiyu-ga, ninjii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ninjiyabiyun, ninjiibiyun, |
ninjiyabitan, ninjiibitan |
ninjiyabiran, ninjiibiran |
ninjiyabirantan, ninjiibirantan |
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ATT |
ninjiyabiyuru, ninjiibiyuru, |
ninjiyabitaru, ninjiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ninjiyumi, ninjiimi |
ninjitii |
ninjirani |
ninjirantii |
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：しんこうする【信仰する】、ねんじる【念じる】、いのる【祈る】