🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
すなわいん【備わいん・具わいん】 : sunawain | define meaning
sunawain
Pronunciation: [sunawaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, Intransitive
- To be fully assembled; to be all gathered
- To be fully arranged; to be fully prepared
- To be equipped with; to be fitted with; to feature; to include; to possess
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese そなわる【備わる・具わる】 sonawaru "to be equipped with".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 備わいん 具わいん |
| Kana | すなわいん |
| Romanization | sunawain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [sunawaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sunawayun, sunawain |
sunawatan |
sunawaran |
sunawarantan |
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ATT |
sunawayuru, sunawairu |
sunawataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sunawatoon |
sunawatootan |
sunawateewuran |
sunawateewurantan |
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ATT |
sunawatooru |
sunawatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sunawarasun |
sunawarachan |
sunawarasan |
sunawarasantan |
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ATT |
sunawarasuru |
sunawaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sunawarariyun, |
sunawararitan, |
sunawarariran, |
sunawararirantan, |
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ATT |
sunawarariyuru, |
sunawararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sunawarasariyun, |
sunawarasaritan |
sunawarasariran |
sunawarasarirantan |
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ATT |
sunawarasariyuru, |
sunawarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sunawateen |
sunawateetan |
sunawateeneen |
sunawateeneentan |
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ATT |
sunawateeru |
sunawateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sunawatoochun |
sunawatoochan |
sunawateeukan |
sunawateeukantan |
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ATT |
sunawatoochuru |
sunawatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sunawar- |
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Dictionary |
sunawayun, sunawain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sunawayuru, sunawairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sunawayu-, sunawai- |
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Adverbial |
sunawai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sunawara |
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Conjunctive |
sunawati |
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Representative |
sunawatai |
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Imperative |
sunawari, |
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Conditional |
sunawaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sunawayuru haji, sunawairu haji |
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So as to... |
sunawayuru gutu, sunawairu gutu |
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Before... |
sunawayuru mee, sunawairu mee |
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While... |
sunawayuru qweeda, sunawayuru-qweema, sunawairu qweeda, sunawairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
sunawayuru tami ni, sunawairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sunawati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sunawati-kwiin |
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Completive |
sunawati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sunawati-n |
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After... |
sunawati-kara |
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After... |
sunawati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sunawai-busan |
sunawai-busantan |
sunawai-bushikoo neen, sunawai-bushikoo neeran |
sunawai-bushikoo neentan, sunawai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sunawai-busaru |
sunawai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sunawai-yassan |
sunawai-yassantan |
sunawai-yashikoo neen, sunawai-yashikoo neeran |
sunawai-yashikoo neentan, sunawai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sunawai-yassaru |
sunawai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sunawai-gurisan |
sunawai-gurisantan |
sunawai-gurikoo neen, sunawai-gurikoo neeran |
sunawai-gurikoo neentan, sunawai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sunawai-gurisaru |
sunawai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sunawai-misheen, sunawa-misheen |
sunawai-misheentan, sunawa-misheentan |
sunawai-misooran, sunawa-misooran |
sunawai-misoorantan, sunawa-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sunawai-misheeru, sunawa-misheeru |
sunawai-misheetaru, sunawa-misheetaru, sunawai-misoocharu, sunawa-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sunawai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sunawayu-tan, sunawai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sunawayu-shi, sunawai-shi |
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Concessive |
sunawayu-shiga, sunawai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sunawayu-kutu, sunawai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sunawayu-na, sunawai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sunawayu-ra sunawai-ra |
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Questions |
sunawayu-ga, sunawai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sunawayabiyun, sunawaibiyun, |
sunawayabitan, sunawaibitan |
sunawayabiran, sunawaibiran |
sunawayabirantan, sunawaibirantan |
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ATT |
sunawayabiyuru, sunawaibiyuru, |
sunawayabitaru, sunawaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sunawayumi, sunawaimi |
sunawatii |
sunawarani |
sunawarantii |
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：じゅうぶんにそろう【充分に揃う】、じゅうぶんにととのう【充分に整う】、そなわる【備わる・具わる】