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うんぬきーん : unnukiin | define meaning

unnukiin

Pronunciation: [ʔun̩nukiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

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

Etymology

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	うんぬきーん
Romanization	unnukiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔun̩nukiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **unnukiyun** ~ **unnukiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	unnukiyun, unnukiin	unnukitan	unnukiran	unnukirantan
	ATT	unnukiyuru, unnukiiru	unnukitaru
Progressive	PRED	unnukitoon	unnukitootan	unnukiteewuran	unnukiteewurantan
	ATT	unnukitooru	unnukitootaru
Causative	PRED	unnukirasun	unnukirachan	unnukirasan	unnukirasantan
	ATT	unnukirasuru	unnukiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	unnukirariyun, unnukirariin	unnukiraritan, unnukirattan	unnukirariran, unnukiraran	unnukirarirantan, unnukiraratan
	ATT	unnukirariyuru, unnukirariiru	unnukiraritaru, unnukirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	unnukirasariyun, unnukirasariin	unnukirasaritan	unnukirasariran	unnukirasarirantan
	ATT	unnukirasariyuru, unnukirasariiru	unnukirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	unnukiteen	unnukiteetan	unnukiteeneen	unnukiteeneentan
	ATT	unnukiteeru	unnukiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	unnukitoochun	unnukitoochan	unnukiteeukan	unnukiteeukantan
	ATT	unnukitoochuru	unnukitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	unnukir-
Dictionary	unnukiyun, unnukiin
Attributive or Adnominal	unnukiyuru, unnukiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	unnukiyu-, unnukii-
Adverbial	unnukii
Volitional-Presumptive	unnukira
Conjunctive	unnukiti
Representative	unnukitai
Imperative	unnukiri, unnukiree
Conditional	unnukiree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	unnukiyabiyun, unnukiyabiin, unnukiibiyun, unnukiibiin	unnukiyabitan, unnukiibitan	unnukiyabiran, unnukiibiran	unnukiyabirantan, unnukiibirantan
Polite	ATT	unnukiyabiyuru, unnukiyabiiru, unnukiibiyuru, unnukiibiiru	unnukiyabitaru, unnukiibitaru	unnukiyabiran, unnukiibiran	unnukiyabirantan, unnukiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	unnukiyumi, unnukiimi	unnukitii	unnukirani	unnukirantii

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). うんぬきーん : unnukiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8781/unnukiin/.