🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
なんどぅるさん : nandurusan | define meaning
nandurusan
Pronunciation: [nan̩duɾusaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Slippery; slick; smooth
- Unreliable; irresponsible
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | なんどぅるさん |
| New Okinawa Moji | なん嬨るさん |
| Romanization | nandurusan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nan̩duɾusaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nandurusan |
nandurusatan |
nandurukoo neen, nandurukoo neeran |
nandurukoo neentan, nandurukoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
nandurusaru |
nandurusataru |
nandurukoo neentaru, nandurukoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nanduru- |
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Dictionary |
nandurusan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nandurusaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nandurusa- |
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Noun form |
nandurusa |
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Adverbial form |
nanduruku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
nandurukoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
nandurukoo |
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Conjunctive |
nandurusati |
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Continuative |
nandurusai |
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Conditional |
nandurusaree |
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Provisional conditional |
nandurusaraa |
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Consequential |
nandurusanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
nanduruti-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
nanduruku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
nandurusa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
nandurusaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nandurusa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
nandurusa-shi |
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Inferential |
nandurusa sun |
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Questions |
nandurusa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Polite |
PRED |
nandurusayabiyun†, nandurusaibiyun†, |
nandurusayabitan†, nandurusaibitan |
nandurukoo neeyabiran†, nandurukoo neebiran |
nandurukoo neeyabirantan†, nandurukoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
nandurusayabiyuru†, nandurusaibiyuru†, |
nandurusayabitaru, nandurusaibitaru |
nandurukoo neeyabirantaru†, nandurukoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nandurusami |
nandurusatii |
nandurukoo neeni, nandurukoo neerani |
nandurukoo neentii, nandurukoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
nandurusan nee sun |
nandurusatan nee sun |
nandurukoo neen nee sun, nandurukoo neeran nee sun |
nandurukoo neentan nee sun, nandurukoo neerantan nee sun |
† These forms are considered literary.
Adjective 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：なめらか・すべらか【滑らか・滑か】、すべっこい【滑っこい】、つるつる・ツルツル、いいかげん【いい加減・好い加減・好加減】