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ぬんぬきーん : nunnukiin | define meaning
nunnukiin
Pronunciation: [nun̩nukiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- (Humble) To say; to tell; to express; to state; to report; to inform
Etymology
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | ぬんぬきーん |
| Romanization | nunnukiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nun̩nukiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nunnukiyun, nunnukiin |
nunnukitan |
nunnukiran |
nunnukirantan |
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ATT |
nunnukiyuru, nunnukiiru |
nunnukitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nunnukitoon |
nunnukitootan |
nunnukiteewuran |
nunnukiteewurantan |
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ATT |
nunnukitooru |
nunnukitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nunnukirasun |
nunnukirachan |
nunnukirasan |
nunnukirasantan |
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ATT |
nunnukirasuru |
nunnukiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nunnukirariyun, |
nunnukiraritan, |
nunnukirariran, |
nunnukirarirantan, |
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ATT |
nunnukirariyuru, |
nunnukiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nunnukirasariyun, |
nunnukirasaritan |
nunnukirasariran |
nunnukirasarirantan |
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ATT |
nunnukirasariyuru, |
nunnukirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nunnukiteen |
nunnukiteetan |
nunnukiteeneen |
nunnukiteeneentan |
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ATT |
nunnukiteeru |
nunnukiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nunnukitoochun |
nunnukitoochan |
nunnukiteeukan |
nunnukiteeukantan |
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ATT |
nunnukitoochuru |
nunnukitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nunnukir- |
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Dictionary |
nunnukiyun, nunnukiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nunnukiyuru, nunnukiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nunnukiyu-, nunnukii- |
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Adverbial |
nunnukii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nunnukira |
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Conjunctive |
nunnukiti |
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Representative |
nunnukitai |
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Imperative |
nunnukiri, |
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Conditional |
nunnukiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nunnukiyuru haji, nunnukiiru haji |
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So as to... |
nunnukiyuru gutu, nunnukiiru gutu |
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Before... |
nunnukiyuru mee, nunnukiiru mee |
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While... |
nunnukiyuru qweeda, nunnukiyuru-qweema, nunnukiiru qweeda, nunnukiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
nunnukiyuru tami ni, nunnukiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nunnukiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nunnukiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
nunnukiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nunnukiti-n |
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After... |
nunnukiti-kara |
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After... |
nunnukiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nunnukii-busan |
nunnukii-busantan |
nunnukii-bushikoo neen, nunnukii-bushikoo neeran |
nunnukii-bushikoo neentan, nunnukii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nunnukii-busaru |
nunnukii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nunnukii-yassan |
nunnukii-yassantan |
nunnukii-yashikoo neen, nunnukii-yashikoo neeran |
nunnukii-yashikoo neentan, nunnukii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nunnukii-yassaru |
nunnukii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nunnukii-gurisan |
nunnukii-gurisantan |
nunnukii-gurikoo neen, nunnukii-gurikoo neeran |
nunnukii-gurikoo neentan, nunnukii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nunnukii-gurisaru |
nunnukii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nunnukii-misheen, nunnuki-misheen |
nunnukii-misheentan, nunnuki-misheentan |
nunnukii-misooran, nunnuki-misooran |
nunnukii-misoorantan, nunnuki-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nunnukii-misheeru, nunnuki-misheeru |
nunnukii-misheetaru, nunnuki-misheetaru, nunnukii-misoocharu, nunnuki-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nunnukii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nunnukiyu-tan, nunnukii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nunnukiyu-shi, nunnukii-shi |
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Concessive |
nunnukiyu-shiga, nunnukii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nunnukiyu-kutu, nunnukii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nunnukiyu-na, nunnukii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nunnukiyu-ra nunnukii-ra |
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Questions |
nunnukiyu-ga, nunnukii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nunnukiyabiyun, nunnukiibiyun, |
nunnukiyabitan, nunnukiibitan |
nunnukiyabiran, nunnukiibiran |
nunnukiyabirantan, nunnukiibirantan |
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ATT |
nunnukiyabiyuru, nunnukiibiyuru, |
nunnukiyabitaru, nunnukiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nunnukiyumi, nunnukiimi |
nunnukitii |
nunnukirani |
nunnukirantii |
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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