Ryukyu Language-Dialect Dictionary (definitions and meanings)

い

(Particle) Question marker

ん

(Particle) Also, too, as well

あー【泡・沫】

(Noun) Bubble, froth, foam

あい【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あい【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あｷ【秋】

(Noun) Fall, autumn

あん【彼ん】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) That, that over there (thing or person unfamiliar to or away from the speaker and listener)

あん【有ん・在ん】

(Verb, auxiliary) To be, to exist, there is, to have

どぅ

(Particle) Focus particle

えー

(Interjection) Hey! Oi!

が

(Particle) Question marker

が

(Particle) Genitive or possessive case marker

が

(Particle) Question particle

が

(Particle) Marks possession; marks the subject of a phrase; marks the purpose of a verb of motion

いー・いい

(Interjection) Yes, yeah, right, indeed

いん【犬】

(Noun) Dog, lupus, canis

に

(Particle) Marks the dative case

ぬ

(Particle) Marks possession

おー・おお

(Noun) Pig, swine, hog

る

(Particle) Focus particle

てぃ【子・仔・児】

(Noun suffix) Small or young child, animal

とぅ

(Particle) And, with

うい【瓜】

(Noun) Cucumber; gourd

うん

(Noun) Sweet potato

うん【己ん】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) That (thing or person close or familiar the listener)

うー・うう

(Interjection) Yes, certainly, okay

うー

(Noun) Wild banana, plantain

うー【芋】

(Noun) Potato, sweet potato, taro, tuber, cassava

や

(Particle) Indicates the topic or theme of a sentence or string of thought; topic marker

ゆ

(Particle, archaic) Ⓐ Direct object marker

あだ【痣・黶】

(Noun) Mole, beauty mark, beauty spot, birthmark

あどぅ

(Noun) Heel

あどぅ

(Noun) Heel

あどぅ

(Noun) Heel

あぐ

(Noun) Friend, companion

あぐ

(Noun) Friend, companion

あぐ

(Noun) Friend, companion

あぐ

(Noun) Classmate

あは【赤】

(Noun) Red

あじゃ【痣】

(Noun) Mole, beauty mark, beauty spot, birthmark

あじぇ【味】

(Noun) Flavour, flavor

あじ

(Noun) Grandmother, grandma, granny; elderly woman, old woman

あま

(Deictic Pronoun) Over there

あま

(Noun) Mom, mum, mama, mother

あみ【雨】

(Noun) Rain

あみ【雨】

(Noun) Rain

あみ【雨】

(Noun) Rain

あみ【雨】

(Noun) Rain

あみ【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あに【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あに【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あぬ【彼ぬ】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) That, that over there (thing or person unfamiliar to or away from the speaker and listener)

あぬ【我ぬ・我】

(Noun) I, me, myself

あり【彼・彼り】

(Deictic Pronoun) That (over there); he; she; it

あさ

(Noun) Grandfather; elderly man, old man

あさ

(Noun) Cicada

あと【跡】

(Noun) Mark, print, trace, track; remains, ruins

あとぅ【後】

(Noun, adverb) Later, after

あとぅ【跡】

(Noun) Mark, print, trace, track; remains, ruins

あや【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あや

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

べー

(Particle) Only, merely; about, approximately, around

だー

(Noun) Where

だん

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

でぃー・ディー

(Interjection) Well, hmm, well then, now

でぃん【蓮・藕】

(Noun) Lotus plant, lotus flower

どー

(Particles) Sentence-ending particle that emphasizes a statement

どぅー

(Pronoun) Self; oneself; myself; yourself; himself; herself

えな【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

ふぁー【葉】

(Noun) Leaf, leaves

ふぁー【葉】

(Noun) Leaf, leaves

ふぇー【南・南風】

(Noun) South, southern, southward

っふぃ【墨】

(Noun) Ink

っふぃ【冬】

(Noun) Winter

ふい【冬】

(Noun) Winter

ふい【声】

(Noun) Voice; news (of someone), word (of someone)

ふん

(Verb) To eat

がー【蛾】

(Noun) Moth

がい【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

がん【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

はー【歯】

(Noun) Tooth, teeth

はー

(Noun) Water well

はー【皮】

(Noun) Skin

はー【川・河】

(Noun) River, stream

はい【南・南風】

(Noun) South, southern, southward

はい【針・鍼】

(Noun) Needle, pin, thorn, prickle

はん【骭・脛】

(Noun) Leg, foot

へー・へえ【蝿・蠅】

(Noun) Fly, flies

ひー【木】

(Noun) Tree

ほー【川・河】

(Noun) River, stream

いび【海老・蝦・蛯・鰕】

(Noun) Shrimp, prawn, lobster

いだ【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

いふぁ【伊平屋】

(Name) Iheya village, Iheya island

いーん【言ん・言ーん】

(Verb) To say

いか【烏賊・鰞】

(Noun) Cuttlefish, squid

いき【池】

(Noun) Pond

いく

(Noun) Japanese ternstroemia (Ternstroemia gymnanthera)

いみ【夢】

(Noun) Dream

いぬ

(Noun, adjective) Same, identical, alike

いら【刺・棘・蕁】

(Noun) Jellyfish, medusa, nettlefish

いり【西・入り・入】

(Noun) West, western, westwards

いる【魚】

(Noun) Fish

いる【色】

(Noun) Color, colour

いさ【医者】

(Noun) Doctor, physician

いす【磯・礒】

(Noun) Rocky beach, coast, seashore

いゆ【魚】

(Noun) Fish

じゃん

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

じん【銭・金】

(Noun) Money, change, coins

かー

(Noun) Water well

かー

(Noun) Water well

かー

(Particle) From

かん【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

けー

(Verb ending) Used after the negative form of a verb to denote prohibition

き【木】

(Noun) Tree

きー【毛】

(Noun) Hair, fur, wool

きー【木】

(Noun) Tree

きん

(Noun) Clothes, clothing

くん【聞ん】

(Verb) To listen, to hear

くん【此ん・斯ん】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) This (thing or person near the speaker)

くー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

くー【今日】

(Noun, Adverb) Today

まー

Where

まー【馬】

(Noun) Horse

めー【前】

(Noun) Front, in front, before; past, before, beforehand, prior; previous

みー・みい【目】

(Noun) Eye, eyes; sight, vision, viewpoint

みん【水】

(Noun) Water

みん【耳】

(Noun) Ear

むい【森】

(Noun) Forest

むい【山・牟礼】

(Noun) Hill, mountain

むい【麦】

(Noun) Wheat, barley

なー【名】

(Noun) Name

なー

(Adverb) Already; more, again, further

なー【蜷・蝸螺】

(Noun) Snail, pond snail

なー【庭】

(Noun) Garden, front garden, front yard

ない【今】

(Noun, adverb) Now, at the present moment, currently

ない【生い】

(Noun) Fruit, berries, nuts, seeds

ない【生い】

(Noun) Fruit, berries, nuts, seeds

ない【地震】

(Noun) Earthquake

なん

(Pronoun) You, yourself

んば

(Noun) Lips

んだ

(Pronoun) You, yourself

ねー【地震】

(Noun) Earthquake

んぎ

(Noun) Thorn, splinter

にー【根】

(Noun) Root, roots

んじ

(Particle) Indicates the location or setting of an action in space or time

んじ

(Noun) Thorn, splinter

んき

(Particle) Indicates the location of something, someone; denotes the location or destination of an action

んみ【爪】

(Noun) Nail, fingernail, toenail; claws, talons

んな【皆】

(Noun) Everyone, everybody

んに【胸】

(Noun) Chest, breast

んぬ【昨日】

(Noun, adverb) Yesterday

のー【何】

(Expression) What

ぬﾑ【蚤】

(Noun) Flea

ぬん【蚤】

(Noun) Flea

ぬー

(Expression) How; In what way

ぬー【何】

(Expression) What

んぞ

(Noun) Lover, sweetheart, love

おーｸﾞ【扇ｸﾞ・煽ｸﾞ】

(Verb) To fan

ぱい【骭・脛】

(Noun) Leg, foot

ぱｽ【橋】

(Noun) Bridge

ぱｳﾞ【波布・蛇】

(Noun) Snake, serpent, poisonous snake, viper, Okinawan habu

りー【利】

(Noun) Interest

りん【蓮・藕】

(Noun) Lotus plant, lotus flower

ろー【戸・門】

(Noun) Door, gate, entrance

ろー

(Particle) Adds emphasis or marks an assertion

るー

(Pronoun) Self; oneself; myself; yourself; himself; herself

さー【茶】

(Noun) Tea

さー【茶】

(Noun) Tea

さー【田】

(Noun) Rice paddy; field

さん

(Sa-Adjective ending) Adjective ending

すい【首里】

(Noun) Shuri

すい【鳥】

(Noun) Bird, chicken

すん

(Verb, auxiliary) To do

すー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

すー

(Noun) Father, dad

すー【今日】

(Noun, Adverb) Today

たー【誰】

(Pronoun) Who

たー【誰】

(Pronoun) Who

たー【茶】

(Noun) Tea

たー【誰】

(Pronoun) Who

たい【二人・２人】

(Noun) Two people; pair; couple; both

てぃー【手】

(Noun) Hand, arm

てぃー【手】

(Noun) Hand, arm

てぃん【天】

(Noun) Sky, heaven, heavens, welkin

とー【唐】

(Noun) China

とー【止・止ー】

(Imperative verb) Stop!

っとぅ・とぅ【人】

(Noun, suffix) Person, people

っとぅ【人】

(Noun) Person, people

とぅい【鳥】

(Noun) Bird, chicken

とぅん

(Particle) Even

とぅー【十】

(Number) Ten

うでぃ【腕】

(Noun) Arm

うぎ

(Noun) Sugar cane, sugarcane

うじ【蛆】

(Noun) Maggot, larva

うみ【海】

(Noun) Sea, ocean

うぬ【己ぬ】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) That (thing or person close or familiar the listener)

うぬ【己ぬ】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) That (thing or person close or familiar the listener)

うぬ【己ぬ】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) That (thing or person close or familiar the listener)

うぬ【斧】

(Noun) Axe, ax, hatchet

うぷ

(Noun) Grandfather, grandpa, grandad

うら【己】

(Pronoun) You

うら【裏】

(Noun) Reverse side, opposite side, back, rear, behind, bottom, underside; opposite, reverse, contrary; toilet, bathroom, lavatory, restroom

うり

(Deictic Pronoun) That; it; he

うろ

(Pronoun) You

うる

(Noun) Coral, coral reef

うる

(Noun) Sand; gravel

うや【親・祖】

(Noun) Parent, parents

うや【親】

(Noun) Parent, parents

わー

(Noun) Pig, swine, hog

わん【我ん】

(Pronoun) I, me, myself

をぅー【麻・苧】

(Noun) Hemp; flax

やー・やあ【家】

(Noun) House, home

やー

(Particle) Indicates emphasis

やー・ヤー

(Particle) Indicates emphasis

や－

(Particle) Adds emphasis, solicits agreement or requests confirmation

やふ【厄】

(Noun) Misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, mishap

やん

(Verb) To be; copula

ゆー【世】

(Noun) Era, period, age, rule; world, society

ざん

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

あーふぁ【祖母】

(Noun) Grandmother, grandma, granny

あーま

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

あーさ【石蓴】

(Noun) Sea lettuce

あーや

(Noun) Father, dad

あちゃ

(Noun) Father, dad

あちゃ

(Noun) Father, dad

あちゃ【明日】

(Noun, adverb) Tomorrow

あち【秋】

(Noun) Fall, autumn

あち【飽ち】

(Noun) Weariness, boredom, boring, tiring

あぐゎ・あぐぁ【泡・沫】

(Noun) Bubble, froth, foam

あいでぃ【合図・相図】

(Noun) Signal, sign

あまん

(Noun) Hermit crab

あまん

(Noun) Hermit crab; spider

あみー【雨】

(Noun) Rain

あんだ【油】

(Noun) Oil

あんが【姉】

(Noun) Older sister

あんま

(Noun) Mom, mum, mama, mother

あぬん【我ぬん・我ん】

(Noun) I also, me too

あっぱ

(Noun) Mother, mom

あし【汗】

(Noun) Sweat, perspiration

あせィ【汗】

(Noun) Sweat, perspiration

あたー【明日】

(Noun, Adverb) Tomorrow

あたい

(Particle) About, approximately

あとー【後】

(Noun, Adverb) Later, after

あっゔぁ【油】

(Noun) Oil

あざん【薊】

(Noun) Thistle

ばば・ババ

(Noun) Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

ばだ【腸】

(Noun) Stomach, belly, abdomen

ばぎ

(Noun) Bamboo basket

ばた【腸】

(Noun) Stomach, belly, abdomen

びき【蛙・蟆・蟇・蟾】

(Noun) Frog

びる

(Noun) Tadpole

びや【琵琶】

(Noun) Ⓐ Biwa, Short-necked fretted lute

ぶく

(Noun) Tadpole

ぶぬ【斧】

(Noun) Axe, ax, hatchet

ぶら【法螺・吹螺・梭尾】

(Noun) Conch shell, trumpet shell; Triton's trumpet, giant trumpet (Charonia tritonis)

ぶる

(Noun) Tadpole

ちゃー

(Adverb) Always, constantly

ちゃー

(Adverb) Always, constantly

ちゃー【如何】

(Adverb) How, what, in what way, in what manner

ちゃー【茶】

(Noun) Tea

ちー【血】

(Noun) Blood

ちん【金武】

(Name) Kin, Town of Kin

ちん【県・縣】

(Noun) Prefecture

ちゅい【一人・独い】

(Noun) Alone, lone; one person

ちゅー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

だぐ【厄】

(Noun) Misfortune, bad luck, ill luck, mishap

だま【山】

(Noun) Mountain, mount

だや

(Noun) Cliff

でぃる

(Pronoun) Which, which one

どぅび【昨夜・夕び】

(Noun, adverb) Last night, yesterday evening

どぅだ【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

どぅが【床】

(Noun) Bed, bedding

どぅみ【嫁】

(Noun) Wife, bride

どぅる【夜】

(Noun) Night, nighttime

どぅる【泥】

(Noun) Mud

どぅてぃ【雪】

(Noun) Hail

どぅや【牢屋】

(Noun) Jail, prison

えーだ【間】

(Noun) Between; while, during

えーじゃ【間】

(Noun) Between; while, during

えーじ【合図・相図】

(Noun) Signal, sign

えーり【合図・相図】

(Noun) Signal, sign

ふぁま【浜】

(Noun) Beach

ふぁな【花】

(Noun) Flower

ふぁる【畑・畠】

(Noun) Field, farmland, land, plot

ふぁとぅ【鳩・鴿】

(Noun) Dove, pigeon

ふぃら

(Noun) Hill, mound, slope

ふぃる【蒜・葫】

(Noun) Garlic

ふぃる【昼】

(Noun) Noon, midday, lunch, lunchtime

ふぃさ

(Noun) Foot, paw

ふぃとぅ【海豚】

(Noun) Dolphin

ふどぅ【去年】

(Adverb, noun) Last year

ふが

(Noun) Eggs, egg

ふぎ

(Noun) Sugar cane, sugarcane

ふぎ

(Noun) Pubic hair

ふいん【降いん】

(Intransitive Verb) To precipitate, to fall (rain, hail, etc.)

ふじゃ【叔父・伯父】

(Noun) Uncle

ふじゅ【去年】

(Adverb, noun) Last year

ふか【外・他】

(Noun) Outside, out, exterior, elsewhere

ふま【此間】

(Deictic Pronoun) Here

ふま【此間】

(Deictic Pronoun) Here

ふみ【米】

(Noun) Rice

ふみ【米】

(Noun) Rice

ふに【骨】

(Noun) Bone

ふぬ【此ぬ・斯ぬ】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) This (thing or person near the speaker)

ふり【之・是り・此り】

(Deictic Pronoun) This, here

ふさ【草】

(Noun) Grass, weed

ふす

(Noun) Navel, belly button

ふす

(Noun) Navel, belly button

ふとぅ【海豚】

(Noun) Dolphin

ふゆ【冬】

(Noun) Winter

がば

(Noun) Dirt, filth

がま

(Noun suffix) Diminutive suffix; small, young

がな

(Suffix) Some-, a certain

がに【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

がに【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

がに【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

がてぃ

(Particle) Towards, to, up to

ぐま【胡麻】

(Noun) Sesame, sesame seeds

ぐや【苦瓜】

(Noun) Bitter melon, bitter gourd, goya (Momordica charantia)

ぐゎー・ぐぁー

(Noun) Pig, swine, hog

ぐぁん・ぐゎん【願】

(Noun) Prayer, orison, supplication

はーい【針・鍼】

(Noun) Needle, pin, thorn, prickle

はび【紙】

(Noun) Paper

はぶ【波布・蛇】

(Noun) Snake, serpent, poisonous snake, viper, Okinawan habu

はでぃ【風】

(Noun) Wind

はが【墓】

(Noun) Grave, graveyard, tomb, tombstone

はぎ【骭・脛】

(Noun) Leg, foot

はぎ【禿】

(Noun) Bald, baldness

はぎ【骭・脛】

(Noun) Leg, foot

はじ【風】

(Noun) Wind

はじ【骭・脛】

(Noun) Leg, foot

はま【浜】

(Noun) Beach

はま【鎌】

(Noun) Sickle

ぱなー【花】

(Noun) Flower

ぱな【花】

(Noun) Flower

はな

(Noun) Mold, mould

はな【鼻】

(Noun) Nose

はに【羽・翼・翅・羽根】

(Noun) Feather, wing

はに【金】

(Noun) Money

はり【風】

(Noun) Wind

はる【春】

(Noun) Spring, springtime

はさ【傘】

(Noun) Umbrella, parasol

はた【肩】

(Noun) Shoulder

ひび【蛇】

(Noun) Snake, serpent

ひぶ【蛇】

(Noun) Snake, serpent

ひる【蒜・葫】

(Noun) Garlic

ひる

(Noun) Tadpole

ひゃー

(Noun) Hill, mound, slope

ひゅー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

いちゃ【烏賊・鰞】

(Noun) Cuttlefish, squid

いち【石】

(Noun) Stone

いち【池】

(Noun) Pond

いち【池】

(Noun) Pond, basin

いーび【指】

(Noun) Finger, toe, digit

いーく

(Noun) Japanese ternstroemia (Ternstroemia gymnanthera)

いじゃい

(Noun) Night fishing

いかー【烏賊・鰞】

(Noun) Cuttlefish, squid

いかい【錨・碇】

(Noun) Anchor

いむん【鋳物】

(Noun) Casting, metal casting

いのー

(Noun) Coral-reef lagoon, shallows

じる

(Pronoun) Which, which one

かび【紙】

(Noun) Paper

かでぃ【風】

(Noun) Wind

かじ【風】

(Noun) Wind, breeze

かじ【数】

(Number) Number

かみ【亀】

(Noun) Turtle, tortoise

かに

(Noun) Iron

かぬ【彼ぬ】

(Deictic Pronoun) That over there

から

(Particle) From (this point, this time)

かぜ【風】

(Noun) Wind

けーん【回ん・回】

(Counter) Counter for number of times or occurrences

きーん【蹴ん】

(Verb) To kick

きーん【切ん・切ーん】

(Verb) To cut, to chop, to clip, to slice

きじ【傷】

(Noun) Injury, wound, cut, scratch; bruise, contusion; damage

きぬ【昨日】

(Noun, adverb) Yesterday

きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】

(Noun) Cucumber

っきん

(Noun) Clothes, clothing

っくゎ・っくぁ【子・小】

(Noun) Child, children

こぶ【蜘蛛】

(Noun) Spider

くば

(Noun) Chinese fan palm (tree), Chinese fountain palm

くび【壁】

(Noun) Wall

くび【首】

(Noun) Neck

くぶ【蜘蛛】

(Noun) Spider

くどぅ【去年】

(Adverb, Noun) Last year

くじゅ【去年】

(Adverb, noun) Last year

くき

(Noun) Tamariskoid spikemoss (Selaginella tamariscina)

くま【此間】

(Deictic Pronoun) Here

くま【熊】

(Noun) Bear

くみ

Here

くみ【米】

(Noun) Rice (uncooked)

くむ【雲】

(Noun) Cloud

くぬ【此ぬ・斯ぬ】

(Adnominal Demonstrative) This (thing or person near the speaker)

くり【之・是り・此り】

(Deictic Pronoun) This, here

くさ【草】

(Noun) Grass, weed

くす【糞・屎】

(Noun) Discharge, excreta, excrement, excretion, feces, faeces, mucus

くとぅ【事】

(Noun) Thing, circumstance, business, matter

くゎー・くぁー【子・小】

(Noun) Child, children

くぇー【鍬】

(Noun) Hoe

くぃー【声】

(Noun) Voice; news (of someone), word (of someone)

くぃー【杭】

(Noun) Stake, post

きゅー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

きゅー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

までぃ【迄】

(Particle) Until, till, up to, up until, as far as

ます

(Noun) Salt

まや【猫】

(Noun) Cat, wildcat

まゆ【猫】

(Noun) Cat, wildcat

みじ【水】

(Noun) Water

みみ【耳】

(Noun) Ear

みに【胸】

(Noun) Chest, breast

みや【蜷・蝸螺】

(Noun) Snail

むじ

(Noun) Taro, corm, tuber, dasheen

むみ【籾】

(Noun) Unhulled rice, unhusked rice

むむ【腿・股】

(Noun) Thigh, lap

むむ【桃】

(Noun) Peach

むら【村】

(Noun) Village

むる

(Adverb, noun) Everything, all, entire, entirely, wholly, really

みゃー

(Noun) Garden

みゃー【庭】

(Noun) Garden, front garden, front yard

なば【茸】

(Noun) Mushroom

なび【鍋】

(Noun) Cooking pot

なだ【涙・泪・涕】

(Noun) Tear, tears

なだ【鰻】

(Noun) Eel

なふぁ【那覇】

(Name) Naha city

なぐ【名護】

(Name) Nago city

ないん

(Verb) To be able to do

なま【今】

(Noun, adverb) Now, at the present moment, currently

なた

(Pronoun) You, yourself

なてぃ【夏】

(Noun) Summer

んでー

(Particle) And more, and such, and others, et cetera

んかい

(Particle) Indicates the location of something, someone; denotes the location or destination of an action

んーぶ・んんぶ

(Noun) Navel, belly button

んれー

(Particle) And more, and such, and others, et cetera

ぬみ【蚤】

(Noun) Flea

ぬてぃ【命】

(Noun) Life

おばー【お婆・お祖母】

(Noun) Grandmother, grandma, granny; elderly woman, old woman

おじー【お爺・お祖父】

(Noun) Grandfather, grandpa, grandad; elderly man, old man

おーふぁ【青葉】

(Noun) Vegetable

おーいん

(Verb) To fight, to quarrel, to altercate, to wrangle, to brawl

おおじ・おーじ【扇】

(Noun) Folding fan, hand fan, hand-held fan

おーら

(Noun) Spring, springtime

おーさ【石蓴】

(Noun) Sea lettuce

ぱま【浜】

(Noun) Beach

ぱとぅ【鳩・鴿】

(Noun) Dove, pigeon

ぺィん【髭・鬚・髯】

(Noun) Mustache, beard, whiskers

ぴる【蒜・葫】

(Noun) Garlic

ぴとぅ【人】

(Noun) People, person

ぴとぅ【海豚】

(Noun) Dolphin

ぽろ【畑・畠】

(Noun) Field, farmland, land, plot

ぷす【星】

(Noun) Star, stars

ぷゆ【冬】

(Noun) Winter

さば

(Noun) Shark

さば

(Noun) Sandal, sandals, flip-flops, thongs, jandals, zories

さば

(Noun) Shark

さび【錆・錆び】

(Noun) Rust

さふ【蛸・鮹・章魚】

(Noun) Octopus

さぎ【酒】

(Noun) Sake, alcohol

さき【酒】

(Noun) Alcohol, sake

さく【逧・迫・谷】

(Noun) Valley, ravine

さな【傘】

(Noun) Umbrella, parasol

さに

(Noun) Seed, pit, core; sperm, semen

さら【只】

(Noun, adverb) Only, just, merely

さる【猿】

(Noun) Monkey

さる【誰】

(Pronoun) Who

さた【砂糖】

(Noun) Sugar

しゃー【茶】

(Noun) Tea

しー・しい【巣】

(Noun) Nest

しー【手】

(Noun) Hand, arm

しん【千】

(Noun) Thousand, one thousand

しん【肉】

(Noun) Meat, flesh

しょい【醤油・醬油】

(Noun) Soy sauce, shoyu

しゅー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

しゅー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

すば【唇】

(Noun) Lips

すば

(Noun) Tongue

すば【蕎麦】

(Noun) Buckwheat; buckwheat noodles, Soba noodles

すが【千代香・茶家】

(Noun) Teapot

すく【底】

(Noun) Bottom; bottom of a ravine, valley bottom, valley floor

すみ

(Noun) Birthmark; bruise

すみ【趣味】

(Noun) Hobby, pastime, occupation, interests; taste, preference

すら【空】

(Literary noun) Sky, heaven, heavens

すとぅ【外】

(Noun) Outer, external; outside, exterior

たび【旅】

(Noun) Travel, trip, voyage, journey, tour

たでぃ【蓼】

(Noun) Water pepper plant (Persicaria hydropiper)

たふ【蛸・鮹・章魚】

(Noun) Octopus

たか【鷹】

(Noun) Hawk, falcon

たき【竹】

(Noun) Bamboo

たく【蛸・鮹・章魚】

(Noun) Octopus

たく【蛸・鮹・章魚】

(Noun) Octopus

たる【誰】

(Pronoun) Who

たる【誰】

(Pronoun) Who

たゆ

(Noun) Tadpole

てぃだ【天道・太陽】

(Noun) Sun, solar

てぃだ【天道・太陽】

(Noun) Sun, solar

てぃーん【手斧】

(Noun) Hatchet

てぃく【梃・梃子】

(Noun) Lever

てぃる

(Noun) Small basket

ったー【舌】

(Noun) Tongue

とぅぶ【豆腐】

(Noun) Tofu

とぅじ【刀自】

(Noun) Wife

とぅか【十日・１０日】

(Noun) The tenth (day of the month); ten days

トゥナ

(Noun) Tuna, canned tuna

とぅら【虎】

(Noun) Tiger

とぅら【虎】

(Noun) Tiger

とぅてぃ【時】

(Noun, adverb) Time, hour, moment

うち【牛】

(Noun) Cow, cattle

うめー【う前・御前】

(Noun) Ⓐ My Lord

うんが【男】

(Noun) Man

うんじゅ【御所】

(Pronoun) You, yourself

うんな【恩納】

(Name) Onna, Onna village

うんてぃ

(Noun) Sweet potato

うし【牛】

(Noun) Cow, cattle

うっさ

(Particle) Only, just, merely

うたー【歌・唄・詩】

(Noun) Song, poetry

うっとぅ

(Noun, suffix) Younger, young ones, juniors; younger sibling (brother or sister)

うーび【帯・帶】

(Noun) Cloth belt, sash, band

わじゃ【業】

(Noun) Work, occupation, job, profession; task, undertaking

わぬ【我・吾】

(Pronoun) I, me, myself

わた【腸】

(Noun) Stomach, belly, abdomen

をぅじ

(Noun) Sugar cane, sugarcane

をぅーん・うーん【斧】

(Noun) Axe, ax, hatchet

やーん【来年】

(Noun, adverb) Next year

やぶ【薮・藪】

(Noun) Woods, forest, thicket

やじ【山羊】

(Noun) Goat

やか【兄】

(Noun) Older brother, big brother

やか

(Particle) More than, greater than, rather than; from, beginning from

やま

(Noun) Spade; plough, plow

やま【山】

(Noun) Mountain

やね

(Noun, adverb) Next year

やに【来年】

(Noun, adverb) Next year

いぇだ【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

いだ・いぃだ・ゐだ・ゆぃだ【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

いぃーん・ゆぃーん・ゐーん

(Verb) To sit, to be seated, to take a seat

よだ【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

よま

(Noun) String, cord, thread

ゆだ【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

ゆか

(Particle) More than, greater than, rather than; from, beginning from

ゆく

(Noun) Lie, lies, falsehood, untruth

ゆみ【夢】

(Noun) Dream

ゆみ【嫁】

(Noun) Wife, bride

ゆみ【嫁】

(Noun) Wife, bride

ゆに

(Noun) Sand

ゆる【夜】

(Noun) Night, nighttime

ゆた

(Noun) Yuta, medium, spiritual arbitrator, spiritual adviser, shaman

ざの

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

ざぬ

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

あーまん・ああまん

(Noun) Hermit crab

あーにー【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あーすん【合すん】

(Verb) To adjust; to mix; to connect, to meet

あぶいん【炙いん・焙いん】

(Verb) To grill, to barbecue, to sear, to roast

あぶる

(Noun) Traditional non-folding hand fan, uchiwa fan

あちゃー【明日】

(Noun, adverb) Tomorrow

あがり【東・上り】

(Noun) East, eastern, eastward

あがり【東・上り】

(Noun) East, eastern, eastward

あひる【家鴨・鶩】

(Noun) Domestic duck

あいこー【蟻こー・蟻子】

(Noun) Ant

あじゃま【薊】

(Noun) Thistle

あじゃみ【薊】

(Noun) Thistle

あくび【欠伸】

(Noun) Yawn, yawning

あまむ

(Noun) Gecko

あまむ

(Noun) Hermit crab

あむとぅ

(Noun) Ridge between paddy fields; embankment, dike, bank

あんだー【油】

(Noun) Oil

あんがー

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

あんまー・あんまあ

(Noun) Mom, mum, mama, mother

あんまー

(Noun) Mom, mum, mama, mother

あんみー

(Noun) Older brother, big brother

あんし

(Conjunction) And, then, and then, as a result; well

あらぐ

(Adverb) Very, really, quite

あらいん【洗いん】

(Verb) To wash, to clean, to lave, to rinse

あさに【朝寝】

(Noun) Sleeping in in the morning

あさてぃ【明後日】

(Noun) Day after tomorrow, in two days

あさてぃ【明後日】

(Noun) Day after tomorrow, in two days

あせィﾌﾞ【遊ぶん】

(Verb) To play, to go out to play; to enjoy; to loiter, to idle

あったー【彼達】

(Pronoun) They, those guys, those people

ばーき

(Noun) Basket

ばーき

(Noun) Bamboo basket

ばんた【我ん達・我達】

(Pronoun) We, us, ourselves

ばしゃ【芭蕉】

(Noun) Banana, Musa basjoo, Japanese Fiber Banana

びーび

(Noun) Vagina, pussy

びーる【蛭】

(Noun) Leech

びんが

(Noun) Man

びんた

(Noun) Sideburns, sidelocks, sidecurls, payot; cheek, cheeks

べぃる

(Noun) Tadpole

ぶいは【甥】

(Noun) Nephew

ぶりー【無礼】

(Noun) Discourtesy, rudeness, impoliteness, incivility

ぶさん【欲さん】

(Suffix, Sa-Adjective) Want to ~, wish to ~, would like to ~

ぶし【節】

(Noun) Song, poetry, musical work, piece

ぶせィ【星】

(Noun) Star, stars

ぶーぎ

(Noun) Sugar cane, sugarcane

ぶーず

(Noun) Sugar cane, sugarcane

ちゃく【客】

(Noun) Customer, visitor, guest

ちゃぬ

(Adjective) What, what kind of, what sort of

ちび

(Noun) Buttocks, butt, ass, arse

ちーん【切ん・切ーん】

(Verb) To cut, to chop, to clip, to slice

ちーん【釣ん・釣ーん】

(Verb) To fish, to catch (fish), to angle

ちく【菊】

(Noun) Florist's daisy (Chrysanthemum morifolium), hardy garden mum

ちま【島】

(Noun) Island

ちみ【爪】

(Noun) Nail, fingernail, toenail; claws, talons

ちむ【肝・胆・心】

(Noun) Liver; mind, spirit, heart, soul; feelings, emotions

ちむ

(Noun) Kitchen

ちな【綱】

(Noun) Rope

ちな【砂】

(Noun) Sand, grit

ちら【面】

(Noun) Cheeks, face

ちり【霧】

(Noun) Fog, mist, brume

ちる【鶴】

(Noun) Crane (bird)

ちゆ【露】

(Noun) Dew

ちゅーん【来ゅーん・来ん】

(Verb) To come

だーが

(Noun) Where

だーぐ【団子】

(Noun) Dango, sweet dumpling

だんじゅ

(Adverb) Indeed

でえじ・でーじ

(Adjective) Amazing, wonderful, great

でーじ

(Adverb) Really, very, truly, genuinely

でぃんわ【電話】

(Noun) Telephone, phone

どぅち【同士】

(Noun) Friend

どぅらい【寄合い・寄合】

(Noun) Meeting, assembly

どぅし【同士】

(Noun) Friend

どぅーどぅ

(Noun) Very, extremely, exceedingly

えーじゅー

(Noun) Friend, companion

えーるー

(Noun) Friend, companion

えんだー【Ａ＆Ｗ】

(Noun) A&W Restaurants

えぬぐ【絵の具・絵具】

(Noun) Paints, paint set, paint colours

ふぁーとぅ【鳩・鴿】

(Noun) Dove, pigeon

ふぇーく【早く・速く】

(Adverb) Quickly, hurriedly, rapidly, expressly

ふぃーとぅ【海豚】

(Noun) Dolphin

ふぃんに【昼寝】

(Noun) Afternoon nap

ふち【星】

(Noun) Star, stars

ふでぃー

(Noun) Lightning

ふぐい【陰嚢】

(Noun) Testicles, testes

ふくい【埃】

(Noun) Dust

ふんば【腓】

(Noun) Calf of the leg, back of the leg

ふんぬ【本ぬ】

(Noun, adverb) Truth, true, reality; in truth, truly, in fact, really, honestly

ふっぱ

(Noun) Okinawa pitviper (Ovophis okinavensis)

ふらー

(Noun) Idiot, stupid, fool, dolt

ふし【星】

(Noun) Star, stars

ふし【腰】

(Noun) Lower back

ふった【包丁・庖丁】

(Noun) Kitchen knife

ふーじ【風儀】

(Noun) Style, fashion, appearance

ふーか

(Noun) Balloon

ふーる

(Noun) Latrine, lavatory, toilet, bathroom; pig toilet, pig's sty latrine

ふーとぅ【鳩・鴿】

(Noun) Dove, pigeon

がじゃん

(Noun) Mosquito

がじゃん

(Noun) Mosquito

がにー【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

がざﾑ

(Noun) Mosquito

げィた【下駄】

(Noun) Geta, wooden clogs

ぐち【口】

(Noun, suffix) Speech, language, dialect, accent

ぐんだ【鯨】

(Noun) Whale

ぐにん【五人・５人】

(Noun) Five people

ぐんじゃ【鯨】

(Noun) Whale

ぐりー【御礼】

(Noun) Bow, salutation, greeting, salute, nod

ぐゎた・ぐぁた【腸】

(Noun) Stomach, belly, abdomen

はーぱ【祖母】

(Noun) Grandmother, grandma, granny

はーら【瓦】

(Noun) Roof tile

はばー

(Noun, adjective) Good-looking, attractive, hot, sexy

はち【箸】

(Noun) Chopsticks

はち【橋】

(Noun) Bridge

はち【蜂】

(Noun) Bee, wasp, hornet

はげー・ハゲー

(Interjection) Wow!, whoa, amazing

はめィ【亀】

(Noun) Turtle, tortoise

はみー【亀】

(Noun) Turtle, tortoise

ひｸﾞる

(Noun) Grime, filth, dirt

ひーす【干潮】

(Noun) Ebb tide, low tide, receding tide

ひじゃい【左】

(Noun) Left, left-hand side

ひんぐ【竈黒・灰黒】

(Noun) Soot, black residue

ひとぅー

(Noun) Present, gift, souvenir

ほーら【川原】

(Noun) River, riverbank, river shore, beach

ほーとぅ【鳩・鴿】

(Noun) Dove, pigeon

いちゃい【錨・碇】

(Noun) Anchor

いちん【何時ん】

(Adverb) Always

いちゅん【行ちゅん】

(Verb) To go

いちゅﾌﾟ･いちゅぷ【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, wild strawberry

いーち【息】

(Noun) Breath

いーちゅ

(Noun) Silk

いーふぇー【位牌】

(Noun) Spirit tablet, memorial tablet, ancestral tablet

いーかー【衣桁】

(Noun) Clothes rack, garment rack

いーらー【刺・棘・蕁】

(Noun) Jellyfish, medusa, nettlefish

いじり

(Noun) Self-confidence, self-assurance, courage, bravery

いけが【男】

(Noun) Man

いきら

(Noun, adjective, adverb) Only, just, merely

いくさ【戦・軍】

(Noun) War, battle, combat

いみーん

(Verb) To urge, to press, to demand

いなな

(Noun) Sickle

いんどー【豌豆】

(Noun) Pea, green pea

いんどぅー【豌豆】

(Noun) Pea, green pea

いんぐゎ・いんぐぁ【因果】

(Noun) Wrongdoing, sin, misdeed, misfortune; karma, retribution

いっぺー

(Adverb) Really, very

いらぶ【沖永良部・永良部】

(Noun) Okinoerabu, Okinoerabu Island

いらぶ【刺・棘・蕁】

(Noun) Jellyfish, medusa, nettlefish

いらき【鱗】

(Noun) Scale (of a fish or reptile); dandruff

いらな

(Noun) Sickle

いれェん【刺・棘・蕁】

(Noun) Jellyfish, medusa, nettlefish

いさき【石垣】

(Name) Ishigaki, Ishigaki Island

いてぃく【従弟】

(Noun) Cousin

いつィ

(Noun) Fish

いったー

(Pronoun) You (plural), you guys, you all

じげー【自害】

(Noun) Suicide

じゆー【自由】

(Noun) Freedom, liberty

じょーま

(Noun) Standard, norm

かーみ【亀】

(Noun) Turtle, tortoise

かーら

(Noun) River, stream

かーら【瓦】

(Noun) Roof tile

かいな【腕】

(Noun) Arm

かむん【咬むん・噛むん】

(Verb) To eat

かむん【咬むん・噛むん】

(Verb) To eat

かんこ

(Noun) Firefly, fireflies, lightning bugs

からん

(Noun) Hair

かりー【嘉例・佳例】

(Noun, Expression) Happiness, auspiciousness, luck; cheers

けーでぃ【楓・槭樹・槭】

(Noun) Maple tree

けーいん【帰いん】

(Verb) To return, to come back

けーいん【帰いん】

(Verb) To return, to come back

けーな【腕】

(Noun) Upper arm

ききゃ【喜界】

(Name) Kikai, Kikai Island

こーいん【買ーいん】

(Verb) To buy, to purchase

こーま

(Noun) Eggs, egg

こーま【独楽】

(Noun) Spinning top

くち【東風】

(Noun) East wind, easterly wind, eastern wind

くち【骨】

(Noun) Remains, one's remains, one's ashes

くち【口】

(Noun) Mouth

くむい【曇い・曇】

(Noun) Cloudy, cloudy weather

くんだ【腓】

(Noun) Leg, calf of the leg, back of the leg

くんどぅ【今度】

(Noun, Adverb) This time, this, this coming, now; next time, next

くにん【九人・９人】

(Noun) Nine people

くんじゃ【鯨】

(Noun) Whale

くらー

(Noun) Sparrow, Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

くし【腰】

(Noun) Lower back

くそー【胡椒】

(Noun) Pepper

くーが・くうが

(Noun) Eggs, egg

くーぎ

(Noun) Pubic hair

くーす【古酒】

(Noun) A distilled alcoholic beverage made from rice, aged for at least three years.

くっゔぁ【腓】

(Noun) Calf of the leg, back of the leg

くゆﾑ【暦】

(Noun) Calendar

くゎいん・くぁいん

(Verb) To eat; to gain

くぃーん【呉ん・呉ーん】

(Verb) To give, to bestow; to do something for

まーが【孫】

(Noun) Grandchild, grandchildren, grandkid

まーま

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

まーす【真塩】

(Noun) Salt

まーす【真塩】

(Noun) Salt

まぶい・マブイ

(Noun) Soul, spirit

まどぅん

(Adverb) Normally, usually, habitually

まふぇー【真南・真南風】

(Noun) Towards the south, to the south (of), due south

まがい

(Noun) Bowl

まんな【皆】

(Noun) Everyone, everybody

まりー【迄】

(Particle) Until, till, up to, up until, as far as

まさい【旨さい・美味さい・甘さい・上手さい・巧さい】

(Sa-Adjective) Delicious, tasty

ましゅ

(Noun) Salt

まやー・まやあ【猫】

(Noun) Cat, felidae, felis catus, Iriomote cat, wildcat

まゆー【猫】

(Noun) Cat, wildcat

めーいん【燃いん】

(Intransitive verb) To burn

めーく【宮古】

(Noun) Miyako

みち【蜜】

(Noun) Honey; nectar

めィでぃ【水】

(Noun) Water

みふん【見本】

(Noun) Sample, specimen

めィー【目】

(Noun) Eye, eyes, sight, vision, viewpoint

みっか【三日・３日】

(Noun) The third (day of the month)

みなー【蜷・蝸螺】

(Noun) Snail, pond snail

みにゃ【蜷・蝸螺】

(Noun) Snail

みたい【三人・３人】

(Noun) Three people

もーいん【舞いん】

(Verb) To dance

むち

(Noun) Plaster

むんどぅ

(Noun) Fight, quarrel, altercation, brawl

むぬい【物言・物言い】

(Noun) Speech, way of talking, language

むらー【村】

(Noun) Village

むれィ【森】

(Noun) Forest

むるん【無論】

(Adverb) Obviously, evidently, of course

むーく・むうく【婿・壻・聟】

(Noun) Son-in-law

なーび【鍋】

(Noun) Cooking pot

なーふぁ【那覇】

(Name) Naha City

なばー【茸】

(Noun) Mushroom

なち【夏】

(Noun) Summer

ないぱ

(Noun) Mortar (for grinding rice)

なきゃ

(Pronoun) You (plural), you guys, you all

なまー【今】

(Noun, Adverb) Now, at the present moment, currently

なんじ【難儀】

(Noun) Difficulty, hardship, trouble, problem

なんか【七日・７日】

(Noun) The seventh (day of the month)

なすん【生すん】

(Verb) To give birth

なゆん【成ゆん】

(Verb) To become

ねーら【右】

(Noun) Right, right side

にふぇー【御拝・二拝】

(Expression, Noun) Thanks; thankfulness, gratitude, appreciation

にくん【面皰】

(Noun) Pimple, acne

にし【北】

(Noun) North, northern, northwards

にし【北】

(Noun) North, northern, northwards

んかじ【百足・蜈蚣】

(Noun) Centipede

んくゎー・んくぁー

(Particle) Only, just, merely

んまが【孫】

(Noun) Grandchild, grandchildren, grandkids

んなま【今】

(Noun, adverb) Now, at the present moment, currently

んーじゅん【見じゅん・観じゅん・視じゅん】

(Verb) To see, to look (at), to watch, to stare (at)

のーじ【名字・苗字】

(Noun) Surname, family name

のーじ【虹・霓】

(Noun) Rainbow

のーてぃ

(Particle) At, in

んてぃす【満潮】

(Noun) High tide, full tide, high water

ぬち【命】

(Noun) Life

ぬくぇ

(Particle) And more, and such, and others, et cetera

ぬむん【飲むん】

(Transitive verb) To drink; to swallow

ぬーじ【虹・霓】

(Noun) Rainbow

ぬーみ【蚤】

(Noun) Flea

ぬーり【苔】

(Noun) Moss

にゃま【今】

(Noun, adverb) Now, at the present moment, currently

にゃま【今】

(Noun, adverb) Now, at the present moment, currently

おーふぁー【青葉】

(Noun) Vegetable

おーじゅん【扇じゅん・煽じゅん】

(Verb) To fan

おーさﾑ【青さﾑ】

(Sa-Adjective) Blue, green

おーゆﾑ【合ゆﾑ】

(Verb) To meet

おりおん・オリオン

(Noun) Orion beer; Orion Breweries

ぴちゅ【人】

(Noun) People, person

ぴんざ

(Noun) Goat

っぱぶ

(Noun) Snake, serpent, viper; Okinawa habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis)

ぷろー【畑・畠】

(Noun) Field, farmland, land, plot

ぷし【星】

(Noun) Star, stars

ぷーぷ

(Noun) Grandfather, grandpa, grandad

るし【同士】

(Noun) Friend

るーか【琉歌】

(Noun) Ryukyu songs and poetry, Ryuka

るーや【牢屋】

(Noun) Jail, prison

さーに

(Particle) Indicates the means by which something is done; using; in; by

さーに【白蟻】

(Noun) Termite

さち【鯱】

(Noun) Killer whale, orca whale, orca (Orcinus orca)

さふん・サフン

(Noun) Soap

さこー

(Noun) Cough

さむん【焚物・焚き物・薪】

(Noun) Firewood

さなん

(Noun) Loincloth, underwear; Fundoshi (a sumo wrestler loincloth)

さんぐ【珊瑚】

(Noun) Coral

さんてぃ【三線】

(Noun) Sanshin; Okinawan three-stringed instrument

さたー【砂糖】

(Noun, suffix) Sugar

サワー

(Noun) Shower

しゃが

(Noun) Inumaki, Buddhist Pine, Fern Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

しば

(Noun) Tongue; lips

しば

(Noun) Lips

しが

(Particle) But, however, yet, still

しじゃ

(Noun) Older brother, brother

しじゃ

(Noun) Older brother, big brother

しみ

(Noun) Birthmark; bruise

しな【砂】

(Noun) Sand

しな【砂】

(Noun) Sand

しら【天道・太陽】

(Noun) Sun, solar

せィま【島】

(Noun) Island

せィみ【墨】

(Noun) Ink

せィた

(Noun) Tongue

そーが【生姜・生薑・薑】

(Noun) Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

そーぐ【鉦鼓】

(Noun) Percussion instrument similar to a gong

そーいん

(Verb) To bring (someone), to take (someone), to be accompanied by

そーか【生姜・生薑・薑】

(Noun) Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

っさく

(Noun) Cough

すない【隣】

(Noun) Neighbour, neighbor, next-door neighbour, neighbouring house; nearby, adjacent, next to

すぬい【酢海苔・州海苔】

(Noun) Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus), edible seaweed

すし【年・歳】

(Noun) Year, age

すすい【年寄・年寄い・年すい】

(Noun) Elderly people, seniors, old people, old folks

すーび

(Noun) Water current, ocean current

すーぶ【勝負】

(Noun) Contest, competition, match

たーび【足袋・単皮】

(Noun) Tabi, traditional socks with a split-toe design

たーぐ【担桶】

(Noun) Bucket, pail

たーぬ【誰ぬ】

(Pronoun) Whose, who

たふー【蛸・鮹・章魚】

(Noun) Octopus

たかー【高ー】

(Noun) Tall person

たまん

(Noun) Emperor (fish), large-eye bream, Lethrinidae

たむん【焚物・焚き物・薪】

(Noun) Firewood

たぺィ【旅】

(Noun) Travel, trip, voyage, journey, tour

たゆい【便い】

(Noun) News, correspondence, letter

てーく・てえく【太鼓】

(Noun) Drum, taiko drum

てぃち【鉄・鐵】

(Noun) Iron

てぃち【鉄・鐵】

(Noun) Iron

てぃだん【天道・太陽】

(Noun) Sun, solar

てぃー【手】

(Noun) Hand, hands

てぃーだ【天道・太陽】

(Noun) Sun, solar

てぃーる

(Noun) Bamboo handbasket

とーぷ【豆腐】

(Noun) Tofu

つみ【爪】

(Noun) Nail, fingernail, toenail; claw, talon

とぅべー

(Noun) Green chafer (Anomala albopilosa); Midway emerald beetle (Protaetia pryeri)

とぅぶん【飛ぶん】

(Verb) To fly, to soar

とぅない【隣】

(Noun) Neighbour, neighbor, next-door neighbour, neighbouring house; nearby, adjacent, next to

とぅし【年・歳】

(Noun) Year, age

とぅすい【年寄・年寄い・年すい】

(Noun) Elderly people, seniors, old people, old folks

うどぅる【鶉】

(Noun) Quail, Japanese quail, Barred buttonquail

うふぃーん【起ふぃーん】

(Verb) To get up, to wake up

うぎみ【大宜味】

(Name) Ogimi village

ういるん【植いるん】

(Verb) To plant, to grow

ういっとぅ

(Noun) Drunkard

うなぎ【鰻】

(Noun) Eel

うなぐ【女子】

(Noun) Woman, girl

うなじ【鰻】

(Noun) Eel

うにき【辺野喜】

(Name) Benoki area, Benoki village

うんめー

(Noun) Grandmother; old woman, elderly woman

うんな【沖縄】

(Noun) Okinawa

うるか【愚か】

(Noun) Stupidity, stupid, folly, foolish

うさぎ【兎・兔・菟】

(Noun) Rabbit

うってぃー【一昨日】

(Adverb) Two days ago, the day before yesterday

わーが【我が・吾が】

(Pronoun) I, me, myself

わち【脇・腋・掖】

(Noun) Armpit

わきゃ【我達・吾達】

(Pronoun) We, us, ourselves

わなー【我なー】

(Topicalized pronoun) I, me, myself

わらい【童】

(Noun) Child, children, kid

われー【笑・笑ー・笑れー】

(Noun) Smile, grin

わし【鷲】

(Noun) Eagle

わたー【腸】

(Noun) Stomach, belly, abdomen

わったー【我達・吾達】

(Pronoun) We, us, ourselves

をーじ【王子】

(Noun) Prince

をぅいが【男】

(Noun) Man

をぅーぬ・うーぬ【斧】

(Noun) Axe, ax, hatchet

やーに【来年】

(Noun, adverb) Next year

やーさ

(Noun) Hunger

やむん【山芋】

(Noun) Japanese mountain yam (Dioscorea japonica)

いぃーる・ゆぃーる・ゐーる【夜】

(Noun) Night, nighttime

いぃんが・ゐんが【男】

(Noun) Man

よーいん【弱いん】

(Verb) To be weak, to become weak; to decline, to become feeble; to be structurally unsound

よーみ【弱み・弱味】

(Noun) Weakness, weak point, shortcoming, drawback

ゆち【雪】

(Noun) Hail; snow

ゆだー【枝】

(Noun) Branch (of a tree, plant, etc.), bough

ゆだい【涎】

(Noun) Drool

ゆふぁー【床】

(Noun) Floor, platform

ゆふい

(Noun) Evening meal, supper, dinner

ゆけィ【雪】

(Noun) Hail; snow

ゆっか【四日・４日】

(Noun) The fourth (day of the month)

ゆくい【憩い・憩】

(Noun) Rest, break

ゆむん【読むん】

(Verb) To read

ゆなー【夜中】

(Noun) Midnight

ゆさい【夜さい・夜去い・夜去】

(Noun) Tonight, this evening

ゆし【柞】

(Noun) Oak, oak tree

ゆたい【四人・４人】

(Noun) Four people, four persons

あーどぅる【赤泥】

(Noun) Red clay, red clay pottery

あーとぅき【暁・曉】

(Noun) Dawn, daybreak

あばさー

(Noun) Porcupinefish, blowfish, balloonfish, globefish, pufferfish

あばし

(Noun) Porcupinefish, blowfish

あぶち

(Noun) Grandfather, grandpa, grandad; elderly man, old man

あぶゆん【炙ゆん・焙ゆん】

(Verb) To grill, to barbecue, to sear, to roast

あふぃらー【家鴨・鶩】

(Noun) Domestic duck

あがち

(Noun) Okinawa Rail bird, Yanbaru Kuina

あはさﾑ【赤さﾑ】

(Sa-Adjective) Red

あひらー【家鴨・鶩】

(Noun) Domestic duck

あかさん【赤さん・紅さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Red, scarlet, crimson

あけづ

(Noun) Dragonfly

あｷにぇー【商にぇー】

(Noun) Trade, trading

あまはん【甘さん】

(Ha-Adjective) Sweet

あまんぶ

(Noun) Hermit crab

あまさん【甘さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Sweet

あみふい【雨降い・雨降】

(Noun) Rainfall, rain, raining, rainy

あみなー

(Noun) Tadpole

あみゆん【浴みゆん】

(Verb) To bathe, to shower, to clean oneself

あながー

(Noun) Water well

あなぐー

(Noun) Giant clam

あんびる

(Noun) Tadpole

あんぐぁー・あんぐゎー

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

あんまふ

(Noun) Coconut crab (Birgus latro)

あんにゃー

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

あんしぇー

(Conjunction) First, well, to start, for now, for the time being

あぺらー【家鴨・鶩】

(Noun) Domestic duck

あぺるー【家鴨・鶩】

(Noun) Domestic duck

あらーぐ

(Adverb) Really, very, quite

あらはん【荒はん】

(Ha-Adjective) Rough, harsh, violent, tempestuous

あさばん【朝飯】

(Noun) Lunch, luncheon, midday meal

あさーじゃー【朝茶】

(Noun) Morning tea

あささー

(Noun) Cicada

あさってぃ【明後日】

(Noun) Day after tomorrow, in two days

あしび【遊び】

(Noun, affix) Play, playing

あしじゃ

(Noun) Geta (elevated wooden flipflops)

あっしー

(Noun) Morning meal, breakfast

あたびー

(Noun) Frog

あたかー

(Noun) Okinawa tree lizard, Okinawa monkey lizard (Diploderma polygonatum)

あたくー

(Noun) Okinawa tree lizard, Okinawa monkey lizard (Diploderma polygonatum)

ばーばー・バーバー

(Noun, Adverb) Sound of strong wind, blowing, howling

ばーどー・バードー

(Noun) Bird

ばーるん【笑ん・笑るん】

(Verb) To laugh, to smile

ばっぺー

(Noun) Mistake, error, blunder

びかーん

(Particle) Only, merely; about, approximately, around

びけーい

(Particle) Only, merely; about, approximately, around

びけーん

(Particle) Only, merely; about, approximately, around

びんさー【弁者】

(Noun) Speaker, orator, (good) talker

ぼーし【帽子】

(Noun) Hat, cap

ぶかじ【百足・蜈蚣】

(Noun) Centipede

ぶーかー

(Noun) Balloon

っちき【月】

(Noun) Moon

ちゃーぎ

(Noun) Inumaki, Buddhist Pine, Fern Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

ちゃっさ

(Adverb, noun) How much; how many

ちゃたん【北谷】

(Name) Chatan, town of Chatan

ちち【月】

(Noun) Moon

ちち【煤】

(Noun) Soot

ちーす【干潮】

(Noun) Ebb tide, receding tide

ちむい【積むい】

(Noun) Intention, conviction, plan; intend on

ちねー【家内】

(Noun) Household, home, family

ちんとぅ

(Adverb) Precisely, exactly

ちぬー【昨日】

(Noun, adverb) Yesterday

ちゅらー【清らー】

(Noun) Beautiful person, pretty person

だふみ

(Noun) Bensasi goatfish, Bar-tailed goatfish, Japanese goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)

だいぱー

(Noun) Mortar (for grinding rice)

だまみ【山亀】

(Noun) Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle, Ryukyu leaf turtle (Geoemyda japonica)

だまとぅ【大和・倭】

(Noun) Japan, mainland Japan

だんだん

(Noun) Cicada

でーふぁー

(Noun) Mortar (for grinding rice)

でーくん【大根】

(Noun) Daikon radish, White radish, Japanese radish

でぃまみ

(Noun) Peanut, groundnut, Jimami

でぃみみ【蚯蚓】

(Noun) Earthworm

でぃなが【地中】

(Noun) Land

どぅぐゎい【蘆薈】

(Noun) Aloe

どぅんばい

(Adverb) A lot, many, much

どぅーし【同士】

(Noun) Friend

ふぁがま【羽釜】

(Noun) Iron pot used for cooking rice

ふぁんどぅー【半挿】

(Noun) Water jug

ふぁらは【裸】

(Noun) Naked, nude, nudity

ふぇーいる【灰色】

(Noun) Grey, gray

ふぃちぇー【額】

(Noun) Forehead

ふぃーじゃー

(Noun) Goat

ふぃーらー

(Noun) Cockroach

ふぃーらー

(Noun) Goat

ふぃーろー

(Noun) Pulmonary tuberculosis, lung disease

ふぉーちゃ【包丁・庖丁】

(Noun) Kitchen knife

ふかす

(Verb) To boil

ふみる

(Noun) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

ふなぐ【女子】

(Noun) Girl, woman

ふなく【船子・舟子】

(Noun) Sailor, seaman

ふるみ【黒目】

(Noun) Pupil (of the eye)

ふすィ・ふすぃ【薬】

(Noun) Medicine, medication, drug

がーげん

(Particle) Until, till, up to, up until, as far as

がーけィ

(Noun) Sickle

がーなー

(Noun) Goose

がーれー

(Particle) Until, till, up to, up until, as far as

がーとぅい【鵞鳥・鵝鳥】

(Noun) Goose, duck

がだみ

(Noun) Mosquito

がじゃみ

(Noun) Mosquito

がじゃむ

(Noun) Mosquito

がじゃむ

(Noun) Mosquito

がんじゅー・がんじゅう【頑丈】

(Noun) Good, well, strong, healthy, alright

がんざん

(Noun) Mosquito

がっぱい

(Noun) Back of the head; forehead; prominent forehead, overhanging brow, beetle brow

がらむ

(Noun) Mosquito

げーち【咳気】

(Noun) Cold, common cold

ぎーたー

(Noun) Hopping on one leg

ごーやー【苦瓜】

(Noun) Bitter melon, bitter gourd, goya (Momordica charantia)

ぐじら【鯨】

(Noun) Whale

ぐんぼー

(Noun) Illegitimate child

ぐすく【御塞】

(Noun) Stone wall

ぐゎち・ぐぁち【月】

(Noun, suffix) Month

はーぶい【蝙蝠】

(Noun) Bat

はーめー【母前】

(Noun) Grandmother, old woman

はーやー【歯屋】

(Noun) Dentist, dental hygienist

はーやん【歯病ん】

(Noun) Toothache

はべる

(Noun) Butterfly

はびら

(Noun) Butterfly

はびる

(Noun) Butterfly, moth

はちゃー【蜂】

(Noun) Bee, wasp, hornet

はがま【羽釜】

(Noun) Iron pot used for cooking rice

はがみ【鏡】

(Noun) Mirror

はいさい

(Male Interjection) Hello, hi, hey, howdy

はいたい

(Female Interjection) Hello, hi, hey, howdy

はんめー

(Noun) Provisions, grains, food

はんすい【剃刀】

(Noun) Razor

はぴら

(Noun) Butterfly

はぴる

(Noun) Butterfly

はらじ

(Noun) Hair

はたな【刀】

(Noun) Single-edged sword

へべる

(Noun) Butterfly

へーじゃー

(Noun) Goat

へーせー

(Male Interjection) Hello, hi, hey, howdy

へーてー

(Female Interjection) Hello, hi, hey, howdy

ひちぇー【額】

(Noun) Forehead

ひーじゃー

(Noun) Goat

ひーまー

(Noun) Great-great-grandchild

ひーらー

(Noun) Cockroach

ひーしゅ【干潮】

(Noun) Ebb tide, low tide, receding tide

ひーとぅい【海豚】

(Noun) Dolphin

ひーざー

(Noun) Goat

ひんめー【昼飯】

(Noun) Midday meal, lunch

ひんにゃ【皆】

(Noun) Everyone, everybody

ほーち【箒・帚】

(Noun) Broom, sweep, broomstick

ほーてー【包帯・繃帯】

(Noun) Bandage

ほっぱー

(Noun) Vine

いばさん

(Sa-Adjective) Cramped, constricted, tight, small

いちょび【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, strawberries

いちゅび【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, strawberries

いちゅび【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, strawberries

いちゅぷ【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, strawberries

いひゅび【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, wild strawberry

いーじま・いいじま【伊江島】

(Name) Iejima, Ie Island

いじくん

(Expression) Bye, see you later

いくち【幾ち】

(Adverb) How many; how old

いくたい【幾人】

(Noun) How many (people, persons, members)

いもーれ

(Expression) Welcome, greetings

いなさい

(Sa-Adjective) Small

いんぐぁー・いんぐゎー【犬子】

(Noun) Dog, small dog, puppy

いらぶー

(Noun) Water snake, sea snake, sea serpent, sea krait

いらちゃ【鱗】

(Noun) Scale (of a fish or reptile); dandruff

いりちゃ【甍】

(Noun) Roof ridge (tile)

いりち【鱗】

(Noun) Scale (of a fish or reptile); dandruff

いさとぅー

(Noun) Praying mantis

いすじゅん【急じゅん】

(Verb) To hurry, to hasten, to rush

いつふ【従弟】

(Noun) Cousin

いとぅたい【五人・５人】

(Noun) Five people

じーなー

(Noun) Firefly, fireflies, lightning bugs

じーぬー【芸能】

(Noun) Performing arts, dance performance

じーわー

(Noun) Cicada

じんじん

(Noun) Firefly, lightning bug

じのーん【宜野湾】

(Name) Ginowan, Ginowan City

じっぷん【十分】

(Noun) Ten minutes, 10 minutes

じょんけィ【定規・定木】

(Noun) Ruler (for measuring)

じゅーみー

(Noun) Green grass lizard (Takydromus smaragdinus)

じゅーにん【十人・１０人】

(Noun) Ten people

かーみー【亀】

(Noun) Turtle, tortoise

かちゅん【書ちゅん】

(Verb) To write

かちゅん【勝ちゅん・克ちゅん・贏ちゅん】

(Verb) To win, to be victorious; to be second to none

かがみ

(Noun) Cockscomb

かないん【適いん・叶いん・敵いん】

(Verb) To be in good health, to be strong; to like, to favour; to come true, to be fulfilled; to rival

かんだん【甘藍】

(Noun) Cabbage

かんない【雷】

(Noun) Thunder

かんぬー【肝要】

(Noun) Important, essential, central to, key to

かんすい【剃刀】

(Noun) Razor

かんすい【剃刀】

(Noun) Razor

からじ

(Noun) Hair

からた【体・躰・躯・身体】

(Noun) Body

からず

(Noun) Hair

けーやー

(Noun, adjective) Fat, fatty, large, chubby

きばる【気張る】

(Verb) To do one's best, to stick with it, to not give up

きぶいん【煙いん・烟いん】

(Verb) To produce smoke, to give off smoke, to be smoking, to be smoky

きーじょー【木戸】

(Noun) Wooden gate, wood gate

きーまー【毛まー】

(Noun) Hairy person; shaggy person

きーるー【黄色】

(Noun) Yellow

きーゆい【木百合】

(Noun) Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia)

きらま【慶良間】

(Noun) Kerama, Kerama Islands

きやぎ

(Noun) Inumaki, Buddhist Pine, Fern Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

きずか・きづか【喜如嘉】

(Name) Kijoka village

っきぬー【昨日】

(Noun, adverb) Yesterday

くでぃら【鯨】

(Noun) Whale

くほろ【心】

(Noun) Mind, soul, spirit, heart

くじき

(Noun) Leprosy

くっじゃー【鯨】

(Noun) Whale

くもり

(Noun) Pond

くむす【小虫】

(Noun) Cockroach

くんち【根気】

(Noun) Perseverance, persistance, drive

くにぶ【九年母】

(Noun) Orange, mandarin, satsuma orange

くにふ【九年母】

(Noun) Orange, mandarin, satsuma orange

くんじゃー【鯨】

(Noun) Whale

くらじ【水母・海月】

(Noun) Jellyfish, medusa, nettlefish

くさき【草木】

(Noun) Vegetation, greenery, grass and trees

くとぅば【言葉・辞・詞・辭】

(Noun) Language, speech, dialect, word, words, idiom

くーばー【蜘蛛】

(Noun) Spider

くーぶー【蜘蛛】

(Noun) Spider

くゎーぎ・くぁーぎ

(Noun) Korean mulberry (Morus australis)

きゃーぎ

(Noun) Inumaki, Buddhist Pine, Fern Pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

まーはん【旨はん・美味はん・甘はん・上手はん・巧はん】

(Ha-Adjective) Delicious, tasty

まーじぇー

Grasshopper, locust

まーれー

(Noun) Dragonfly

まーさー

(Noun) Cicada

まーさん・まあさん【旨さん・美味さん・甘さん・上手さん・巧さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Delicious, tasty

まーさん【旨さん・美味さん・甘さん・上手さん・巧さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Delicious, tasty

まーさん【旨さん・美味さん・甘さん・上手さん・巧さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Delicious, tasty

まーすん

(Verb) To die, to perish, to pass away

まーぜー