🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちわみーん【決わみーん】 : chiwamiin | define meaning
chiwamiin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiwamiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To decide; to choose; to determine
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 決わみーん |
| Kana | ちわみーん |
| Romanization | chiwamiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕiwamiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chiwamiyun, chiwamiin |
chiwamitan |
chiwamiran |
chiwamirantan |
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ATT |
chiwamiyuru, chiwamiiru |
chiwamitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
chiwamitoon |
chiwamitootan |
chiwamiteewuran |
chiwamiteewurantan |
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ATT |
chiwamitooru |
chiwamitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
chiwamirasun |
chiwamirachan |
chiwamirasan |
chiwamirasantan |
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ATT |
chiwamirasuru |
chiwamiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
chiwamirariyun, |
chiwamiraritan, |
chiwamirariran, |
chiwamirarirantan, |
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ATT |
chiwamirariyuru, |
chiwamiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
chiwamirasariyun, |
chiwamirasaritan |
chiwamirasariran |
chiwamirasarirantan |
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ATT |
chiwamirasariyuru, |
chiwamirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
chiwamiteen |
chiwamiteetan |
chiwamiteeneen |
chiwamiteeneentan |
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ATT |
chiwamiteeru |
chiwamiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
chiwamitoochun |
chiwamitoochan |
chiwamiteeukan |
chiwamiteeukantan |
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ATT |
chiwamitoochuru |
chiwamitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chiwamir- |
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Dictionary |
chiwamiyun, chiwamiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chiwamiyuru, chiwamiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chiwamiyu-, chiwamii- |
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Adverbial |
chiwamii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
chiwamira |
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Conjunctive |
chiwamiti |
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Representative |
chiwamitai |
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Imperative |
chiwamiri, |
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Conditional |
chiwamiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
chiwamiyuru haji, chiwamiiru haji |
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So as to... |
chiwamiyuru gutu, chiwamiiru gutu |
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Before... |
chiwamiyuru mee, chiwamiiru mee |
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While... |
chiwamiyuru qweeda, chiwamiyuru-qweema, chiwamiiru qweeda, chiwamiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
chiwamiyuru tami ni, chiwamiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
chiwamiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
chiwamiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
chiwamiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
chiwamiti-n |
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After... |
chiwamiti-kara |
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After... |
chiwamiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
chiwamii-busan |
chiwamii-busantan |
chiwamii-bushikoo neen, chiwamii-bushikoo neeran |
chiwamii-bushikoo neentan, chiwamii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chiwamii-busaru |
chiwamii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
chiwamii-yassan |
chiwamii-yassantan |
chiwamii-yashikoo neen, chiwamii-yashikoo neeran |
chiwamii-yashikoo neentan, chiwamii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chiwamii-yassaru |
chiwamii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
chiwamii-gurisan |
chiwamii-gurisantan |
chiwamii-gurikoo neen, chiwamii-gurikoo neeran |
chiwamii-gurikoo neentan, chiwamii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chiwamii-gurisaru |
chiwamii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
chiwamii-misheen, chiwami-misheen |
chiwamii-misheentan, chiwami-misheentan |
chiwamii-misooran, chiwami-misooran |
chiwamii-misoorantan, chiwami-misoorantan |
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ATT |
chiwamii-misheeru, chiwami-misheeru |
chiwamii-misheetaru, chiwami-misheetaru, chiwamii-misoocharu, chiwami-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
chiwamii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
chiwamiyu-tan, chiwamii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
chiwamiyu-shi, chiwamii-shi |
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Concessive |
chiwamiyu-shiga, chiwamii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chiwamiyu-kutu, chiwamii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
chiwamiyu-na, chiwamii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
chiwamiyu-ra chiwamii-ra |
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Questions |
chiwamiyu-ga, chiwamii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chiwamiyabiyun, chiwamiibiyun, |
chiwamiyabitan, chiwamiibitan |
chiwamiyabiran, chiwamiibiran |
chiwamiyabirantan, chiwamiibirantan |
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ATT |
chiwamiyabiyuru, chiwamiibiyuru, |
chiwamiyabitaru, chiwamiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chiwamiyumi, chiwamiimi |
chiwamitii |
chiwamirani |
chiwamirantii |
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：きめる【決める・極める】、さだめる【定める】