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あゆぬん【歩ぬん】

ayunun

Pronunciation: [ʔajunuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To walk

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あゆむ【歩む】 ayumu "to walk".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji歩ぬん
Kanaあゆぬん
Romanizationayunun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔajunuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: ayumun ~ ayunun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

ayumun,
ayunun

ayudan

ayuman

ayumantan

ATT

ayumuru,
ayunuru

ayudaru

Progressive

PRED

ayudoon

ayudootan

ayudeewuran

ayudeewurantan

ATT

ayudooru

ayudootaru

Causative

PRED

ayumasun

ayumachan

ayumasan

ayumasantan

ATT

ayumasuru

ayumacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

ayumariyun,
ayumariin

ayumaritan,
ayumattan

ayumariran,
ayumaran

ayumarirantan,
ayumaratan

ATT

ayumariyuru,
ayumariiru

ayumaritaru,
ayumattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

ayumasariyun,
ayumasariin

ayumasaritan

ayumasariran

ayumasarirantan

ATT

ayumasariyuru,
ayumasariiru

ayumasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ayudeen

ayudeetan

ayudeeneen

ayudeeneentan

ATT

ayudeeru

ayudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

ayudoochun

ayudoochan

ayudeeukan

ayudeeukantan

ATT

ayudoochuru

ayudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

ayum-

Dictionary

ayumun,
ayunun

Attributive or Adnominal

ayumuru,
ayunuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

ayumu-,
ayunu-

Adverbial

ayumi

Volitional-Presumptive

ayuma

Conjunctive

ayudi

Representative

ayudai

Imperative

ayumi,
ayumee

Conditional

ayumee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

ayumuru haji,
ayunuru haji

So as to...

ayumuru gutu,
ayunuru gutu

Before...

ayumuru mee,
ayunuru mee

While...

ayumuru qweeda, ayumuru-qweema,
ayunuru qweeda, ayunuru-qweema

Purpose

ayumuru tami ni,
ayunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

ayudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

ayudi-kwiin

Completive

ayudi-neen

Concessive conditional

ayudi-n

After...

ayudi-kara

After...

ayudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ayumi-busan

ayumi-busantan

ayumi-bushikoo neen,

ayumi-bushikoo neeran

ayumi-bushikoo neentan,

ayumi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ayumi-busaru

ayumi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ayumi-yassan

ayumi-yassantan

ayumi-yashikoo neen,

ayumi-yashikoo neeran

ayumi-yashikoo neentan,

ayumi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ayumi-yassaru

ayumi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ayumi-gurisan

ayumi-gurisantan

ayumi-gurikoo neen,

ayumi-gurikoo neeran

ayumi-gurikoo neentan,

ayumi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ayumi-gurisaru

ayumi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ayumi-misheen

ayumi-misheentan

ayumi-misooran

ayumi-misoorantan

ATT

ayumi-misheeru

ayumi-misheetaru,
ayumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ayumi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

ayumu-tan

Nominalizing

ayumu-shi

Concessive

ayumu-shiga

Cause-effect

ayumu-kutu

Prohibitive

ayumu-na

Provisional conditional

ayumu-raa

Questions

ayumu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

ayumabiyun,
ayumabiin

ayumabitan

ayumabiran

ayumabirantan

ATT

ayumabiyuru,
ayumabiiru

ayumabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

ayumumi

ayudii

ayumani

ayumantii

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:あゆむ【歩む】、あるく【歩く】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 31). あゆぬん【歩ぬん】 : ayunun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8775/ayunun/.