🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

うんにゅきーん : unnyukiin | define meaning

unnyukiin

Pronunciation: [ʔun̩njukiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

(Humble) To say; to tell; to express; to state; to report; to inform

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	うんにゅきーん
Romanization	unnyukiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔun̩njukiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **unnyukiyun** ~ **unnyukiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	unnyukiyun, unnyukiin	unnyukitan	unnyukiran	unnyukirantan
	ATT	unnyukiyuru, unnyukiiru	unnyukitaru
Progressive	PRED	unnyukitoon	unnyukitootan	unnyukiteewuran	unnyukiteewurantan
	ATT	unnyukitooru	unnyukitootaru
Causative	PRED	unnyukirasun	unnyukirachan	unnyukirasan	unnyukirasantan
	ATT	unnyukirasuru	unnyukiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	unnyukirariyun, unnyukirariin	unnyukiraritan, unnyukirattan	unnyukirariran, unnyukiraran	unnyukirarirantan, unnyukiraratan
	ATT	unnyukirariyuru, unnyukirariiru	unnyukiraritaru, unnyukirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	unnyukirasariyun, unnyukirasariin	unnyukirasaritan	unnyukirasariran	unnyukirasarirantan
	ATT	unnyukirasariyuru, unnyukirasariiru	unnyukirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	unnyukiteen	unnyukiteetan	unnyukiteeneen	unnyukiteeneentan
	ATT	unnyukiteeru	unnyukiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	unnyukitoochun	unnyukitoochan	unnyukiteeukan	unnyukiteeukantan
	ATT	unnyukitoochuru	unnyukitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	unnyukir-
Dictionary	unnyukiyun, unnyukiin
Attributive or Adnominal	unnyukiyuru, unnyukiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	unnyukiyu-, unnyukii-
Adverbial	unnyukii
Volitional-Presumptive	unnyukira
Conjunctive	unnyukiti
Representative	unnyukitai
Imperative	unnyukiri, unnyukiree
Conditional	unnyukiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	unnyukiyuru haji, unnyukiiru haji
So as to...	unnyukiyuru gutu, unnyukiiru gutu
Before...	unnyukiyuru mee, unnyukiiru mee
While...	unnyukiyuru qweeda, unnyukiyuru-qweema, unnyukiiru qweeda, unnyukiiru-qweema
Purpose	unnyukiyuru tami ni, unnyukiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	unnyukiti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	unnyukiti-kwiin
Completive	unnyukiti-neen
Concessive conditional	unnyukiti-n
After...	unnyukiti-kara
After...	unnyukiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	unnyukii-busan	unnyukii-busantan	unnyukii-bushikoo neen, unnyukii-bushikoo neeran	unnyukii-bushikoo neentan, unnyukii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	unnyukii-busaru	unnyukii-busataru	unnyukii-bushikoo neen, unnyukii-bushikoo neeran	unnyukii-bushikoo neentan, unnyukii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	unnyukii-yassan	unnyukii-yassantan	unnyukii-yashikoo neen, unnyukii-yashikoo neeran	unnyukii-yashikoo neentan, unnyukii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	unnyukii-yassaru	unnyukii-yassataru	unnyukii-yashikoo neen, unnyukii-yashikoo neeran	unnyukii-yashikoo neentan, unnyukii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	unnyukii-gurisan	unnyukii-gurisantan	unnyukii-gurikoo neen, unnyukii-gurikoo neeran	unnyukii-gurikoo neentan, unnyukii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	unnyukii-gurisaru	unnyukii-gurisataru	unnyukii-gurikoo neen, unnyukii-gurikoo neeran	unnyukii-gurikoo neentan, unnyukii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	unnyukii-misheen, unnyuki-misheen	unnyukii-misheentan, unnyuki-misheentan	unnyukii-misooran, unnyuki-misooran	unnyukii-misoorantan, unnyuki-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	unnyukii-misheeru, unnyuki-misheeru	unnyukii-misheetaru, unnyuki-misheetaru, unnyukii-misoocharu, unnyuki-misoocharu	unnyukii-misooran, unnyuki-misooran	unnyukii-misoorantan, unnyuki-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	unnyukii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	unnyukiyu-tan, unnyukii-tan
Nominalizing	unnyukiyu-shi, unnyukii-shi
Concessive	unnyukiyu-shiga, unnyukii-shiga
Cause-effect	unnyukiyu-kutu, unnyukii-kutu
Prohibitive	unnyukiyu-na, unnyukii-na
Provisional conditional	unnyukiyu-ra unnyukii-ra
Questions	unnyukiyu-ga, unnyukii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	unnyukiyabiyun, unnyukiyabiin, unnyukiibiyun, unnyukiibiin	unnyukiyabitan, unnyukiibitan	unnyukiyabiran, unnyukiibiran	unnyukiyabirantan, unnyukiibirantan
Polite	ATT	unnyukiyabiyuru, unnyukiyabiiru, unnyukiibiyuru, unnyukiibiiru	unnyukiyabitaru, unnyukiibitaru	unnyukiyabiran, unnyukiibiran	unnyukiyabirantan, unnyukiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	unnyukiyumi, unnyukiimi	unnyukitii	unnyukirani	unnyukirantii

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 31). うんにゅきーん : unnyukiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8780/unnyukiin/.