Okinawa Language-Dialect Dictionary (definitions and meanings)

ん

(Particle) Also, too, as well

あー【泡・沫】

(Noun) Bubble, froth, foam

あい【蟻】

(Noun) Ant

あん【有ん・在ん】

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

えー

(Interjection) Hey! Oi!

が

(Particle) Question marker

が

(Particle) Genitive or possessive case marker

いー・いい

(Interjection) Yes, yeah, right, indeed

いん【犬】

(Noun) Dog, lupus, canis

うー・うう

(Interjection) Yes, certainly, okay

や

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

ゆ

(Particle, archaic) Ⓐ Direct object marker

あどぅ

(Noun) Heel

あぐ

(Noun) Friend, companion

あじゃ【痣】

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

あま

(Deictic Pronoun) Over there

あみ【雨】

(Noun) Rain

あぬ【彼ぬ】

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

あり【彼・彼り】

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

あとぅ【後】

(Noun, adverb) Later, after

あとぅ【跡】

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

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

ふぁー【葉】

(Noun) Leaf, leaves

ふぇー【南・南風】

(Noun) South, southern, southward

がー【蛾】

(Noun) Moth

はー【歯】

(Noun) Tooth, teeth

はー

(Noun) Water well

へー・へえ【蝿・蠅】

(Noun) Fly, flies

いび【海老・蝦・蛯・鰕】

(Noun) Shrimp, prawn, lobster

いか【烏賊・鰞】

(Noun) Cuttlefish, squid

いみ【夢】

(Noun) Dream

いぬ

(Noun, adjective) Same, identical, alike

いり【西・入り・入】

(Noun) West, western, westwards

いる【色】

(Noun) Color, colour

いさ【医者】

(Noun) Doctor, physician

いす【磯・礒】

(Noun) Rocky beach, coast, seashore

じゃん

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

じん【銭・金】

(Noun) Money, change, coins

かー

(Noun) Water well

けー

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

きー【毛】

(Noun) Hair, fur, wool

きー【木】

(Noun) Tree

くー【今日】

(Noun, adverb) Today

まー

Where

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【耳】

(Noun) Ear

むい【森】

(Noun) Forest

むい【山・牟礼】

(Noun) Hill, mountain

なー

(Adverb) Already; more, again, further

なー【庭】

(Noun) Garden, front garden, front yard

ない【生い】

(Noun) Fruit, berries, nuts, seeds

なん

(Pronoun) You, yourself

ねー【地震】

(Noun) Earthquake

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

んな【皆】

(Noun) Everyone, everybody

んに【胸】

(Noun) Chest, breast

ぬー【何】

(Expression) What

んぞ

(Noun) Lover, sweetheart, love

りー【利】

(Noun) Interest

りん【蓮・藕】

(Noun) Lotus plant, lotus flower

さん

(Sa-Adjective ending) Adjective ending

すい【首里】

(Noun) Shuri

すん

(Verb, auxiliary) To do

すー

(Noun) Father, dad

たー【誰】

(Pronoun) Who

たい【二人・２人】

(Noun) Two people; pair; couple; both

てぃー【手】

(Noun) Hand, arm

てぃん【天】

(Noun) Sky, heaven, heavens, welkin

とー【唐】

(Noun) China

とぅい【鳥】

(Noun) Bird, chicken

とぅー【十】

(Number) Ten

うでぃ【腕】

(Noun) Arm

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

うる

(Noun) Sand; gravel

うや【親・祖】

(Noun) Parent, parents

わん【我ん】

(Pronoun) I, me, myself

やー・やあ【家】

(Noun) House, home

やー

(Particle) Indicates emphasis

やん

(Verb) To be; copula

ゆー【世】

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

ざん

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

あーさ【石蓴】

(Noun) Sea lettuce

あち【秋】

(Noun) Fall, autumn

あんだ【油】

(Noun) Oil

あし【汗】

(Noun) Sweat, perspiration

びや【琵琶】

(Noun) Ⓐ Biwa, Short-necked fretted lute

ぶら【法螺・吹螺・梭尾】

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

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

えーじゃ【間】

(Noun) Between; while, during

えーじ【合図・相図】

(Noun) Signal, sign

ふぁな【花】

(Noun) Flower

ふぃら

(Noun) Hill, mound, slope

ふぃさ

(Noun) Foot, paw

ふいん【降いん】

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

ふか【外・他】

(Noun) Outside, out, exterior, elsewhere

ふに【骨】

(Noun) Bone

ふす

(Noun) Navel, belly button

ふす

(Noun) Navel, belly button

ふゆ【冬】

(Noun) Winter

がに【蟹】

(Noun) Crab

ぐぁん・ぐゎん【願】

(Noun) Prayer, orison, supplication

はーい【針・鍼】

(Noun) Needle, pin, thorn, prickle

はぶ【波布・蛇】

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

はぎ【禿】

(Noun) Bald, baldness

はな【鼻】

(Noun) Nose

はに【羽・翼・翅・羽根】

(Noun) Feather, wing

はる【春】

(Noun) Spring, springtime

いちゃ【烏賊・鰞】

(Noun) Cuttlefish, squid

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

かじ【風】

(Noun) Wind, breeze

かじ【数】

(Number) Number

けーん【回ん・回】

(Counter) Counter for number of times or occurrences

きーん【蹴ん】

(Verb) To kick

きじ【傷】

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

っくゎ・っくぁ【子・小】

(Noun) Child, children

くば

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

くび【壁】

(Noun) Wall

くび【首】

(Noun) Neck

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【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

くぃー【声】

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

くぃー【杭】

(Noun) Stake, post

までぃ【迄】

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

みじ【水】

(Noun) Water

みみ【耳】

(Noun) Ear

むみ【籾】

(Noun) Unhulled rice, unhusked rice

むむ【腿・股】

(Noun) Thigh, lap

むむ【桃】

(Noun) Peach

むる

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

みゃー【庭】

(Noun) Garden, front garden, front yard

なば【茸】

(Noun) Mushroom

なだ【涙・泪・涕】

(Noun) Tear, tears

なふぁ【那覇】

(Name) Naha city

なま【今】

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

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

ぬみ【蚤】

(Noun) Flea

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

ぴとぅ【人】

(Noun) People, person

さば

(Noun) Shark

さば

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

さび【錆・錆び】

(Noun) Rust

さき【酒】

(Noun) Alcohol, sake

さく【逧・迫・谷】

(Noun) Valley, ravine

さに

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

しー・しい【巣】

(Noun) Nest

しん【千】

(Noun) Thousand, one thousand

すば【蕎麦】

(Noun) Buckwheat; buckwheat noodles, Soba noodles

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)

たか【鷹】

(Noun) Hawk, falcon

たき【竹】

(Noun) Bamboo

たく【蛸・鮹・章魚】

(Noun) Octopus

てぃーん【手斧】

(Noun) Hatchet

てぃく【梃・梃子】

(Noun) Lever

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

うめー【う前・御前】

(Noun) Ⓐ My Lord

うんじゅ【御所】

(Pronoun) You, yourself

うんな【恩納】

(Name) Onna, Onna village

うし【牛】

(Noun) Cow, cattle

うっとぅ

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

わじゃ【業】

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

わた【腸】

(Noun) Stomach, belly, abdomen

をぅーん・うーん【斧】

(Noun) Axe, ax, hatchet

やーん【来年】

(Noun, adverb) Next year

やか

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

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

ゆだ【枝】

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

ゆか

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

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

あーまん・ああまん

(Noun) Hermit crab

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

あちゃー【明日】

(Noun, adverb) Tomorrow

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

あむとぅ

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

あんまー・あんまあ

(Noun) Mom, mum, mama, mother

あんし

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

あらいん【洗いん】

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

あったー【彼達】

(Pronoun) They, those guys, those people

ばーき

(Noun) Bamboo basket

びーる【蛭】

(Noun) Leech

びんた

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

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

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

ちみ【爪】

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

ちむ【肝・胆・心】

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

ちな【綱】

(Noun) Rope

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

だーぐ【団子】

(Noun) Dango, sweet dumpling

だんじゅ

(Adverb) Indeed

でーじ

(Adverb) Really, very, truly, genuinely

でぃんわ【電話】

(Noun) Telephone, phone

どぅし【同士】

(Noun) Friend

どぅーどぅ

(Noun) Very, extremely, exceedingly

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

ふでぃー

(Noun) Lightning

ふくい【埃】

(Noun) Dust

ふんぬ【本ぬ】

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

ふらー

(Noun) Idiot, stupid, fool, dolt

ふし【星】

(Noun) Star, stars

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

ぐち【口】

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

ぐにん【五人・５人】

(Noun) Five people

ぐりー【御礼】

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

はばー

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

はち【蜂】

(Noun) Bee, wasp, hornet

ひーす【干潮】

(Noun) Ebb tide, low tide, receding tide

ひじゃい【左】

(Noun) Left, left-hand side

ほーとぅ【鳩・鴿】

(Noun) Dove, pigeon

いちゃい【錨・碇】

(Noun) Anchor

いちゅん【行ちゅん】

(Verb) To go

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【刺・棘・蕁】

(Noun) Jellyfish, medusa, nettlefish

いらな

(Noun) Sickle

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

かむん【咬むん・噛むん】

(Verb) To eat

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

けーな【腕】

(Noun) Upper arm

こーいん【買ーいん】

(Verb) To buy, to purchase

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

まーす【真塩】

(Noun) Salt

まぶい・マブイ

(Noun) Soul, spirit

まふぇー【真南・真南風】

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

まやー・まやあ【猫】

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

めーいん【燃いん】

(Intransitive verb) To burn

みち【蜜】

(Noun) Honey; nectar

みふん【見本】

(Noun) Sample, specimen

みっか【三日・３日】

(Noun) The third (day of the month)

もーいん【舞いん】

(Verb) To dance

むち

(Noun) Plaster

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

なち【夏】

(Noun) Summer

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

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

んかじ【百足・蜈蚣】

(Noun) Centipede

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

ぬち【命】

(Noun) Life

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

おーじゅん【扇じゅん・煽じゅん】

(Verb) To fan

おりおん・オリオン

(Noun) Orion beer; Orion Breweries

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

さち【鯱】

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

さふん・サフン

(Noun) Soap

さんぐ【珊瑚】

(Noun) Coral

サワー

(Noun) Shower

しば

(Noun) Tongue; lips

しが

(Particle) But, however, yet, still

しみ

(Noun) Birthmark; bruise

しな【砂】

(Noun) Sand

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

すぬい【酢海苔・州海苔】

(Noun) Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus), edible seaweed

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

たかー【高ー】

(Noun) Tall person

たむん【焚物・焚き物・薪】

(Noun) Firewood

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

てぃーだ【天道・太陽】

(Noun) Sun, solar

てぃーる

(Noun) Bamboo handbasket

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

わち【脇・腋・掖】

(Noun) Armpit

われー【笑・笑ー・笑れー】

(Noun) Smile, grin

わし【鷲】

(Noun) Eagle

わったー【我達・吾達】

(Pronoun) We, us, ourselves

をーじ【王子】

(Noun) Prince

をぅーぬ・うーぬ【斧】

(Noun) Axe, ax, hatchet

やむん【山芋】

(Noun) Japanese mountain yam (Dioscorea japonica)

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

ゆだい【涎】

(Noun) Drool

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

ゆし【柞】

(Noun) Oak, oak tree

あばさー

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

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

あんぐぁー・あんぐゎー

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

あんしぇー

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

あさばん【朝飯】

(Noun) Lunch, luncheon, midday meal

あささー

(Noun) Cicada

あさってぃ【明後日】

(Noun) Day after tomorrow, in two days

あしじゃ

(Noun) Geta (elevated wooden flipflops)

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

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

でーふぁー

(Noun) Mortar (for grinding rice)

でーくん【大根】

(Noun) Daikon radish, White radish, Japanese radish

どぅぐゎい【蘆薈】

(Noun) Aloe

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

ふぃーろー

(Noun) Pulmonary tuberculosis, lung disease

ふなく【船子・舟子】

(Noun) Sailor, seaman

がーなー

(Noun) Goose

がーとぅい【鵞鳥・鵝鳥】

(Noun) Goose, duck

がんじゅー・がんじゅう【頑丈】

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

がっぱい

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

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

ぐゎち・ぐぁち【月】

(Noun, suffix) Month

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

はちゃー【蜂】

(Noun) Bee, wasp, hornet

はがま【羽釜】

(Noun) Iron pot used for cooking rice

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

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

ひーらー

(Noun) Cockroach

ひーしゅ【干潮】

(Noun) Ebb tide, low tide, receding tide

ひーざー

(Noun) Goat

ほーち【箒・帚】

(Noun) Broom, sweep, broomstick

ほーてー【包帯・繃帯】

(Noun) Bandage

いばさん

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

いちゅび【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, strawberries

いーじま・いいじま【伊江島】

(Name) Iejima, Ie Island

いくち【幾ち】

(Adverb) How many; how old

いくたい【幾人】

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

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

けーやー

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

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

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

まーじぇー

Grasshopper, locust

まーれー

(Noun) Dragonfly

まーさー

(Noun) Cicada

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

Grasshopper, locust

まぎさ

(Noun) Largeness, dimension, size

まっくゎ・まっくぁ【枕】

(Noun) Pillow

まんまん【飯】

(Noun) Cooked rice; meal; food

まゆぎ【眉毛】

(Noun) Eyebrow, eyebrows

めーにん【毎年】

(Noun, Adverb) Every year, annually, yearly

みーち【三・三ち】

(Number) Three

みーみー【兄々・兄兄】

(Noun) Big brother, older brother

みーやー【目屋・眼屋】

(Noun) Eye doctor, eye care professional, eye specialist, ophthalmologist, oculist, optometrist

みーやー【新家】

(Noun) New home, new house, new dwelling

みけーん【三回】

(Adverb) Three times, thrice

みみじ【蚯蚓】

(Noun) Earthworm

みんぐぃ【濁ぐぃ】

(Noun) Muddiness, turbidity

もーやー【舞やー・舞人】

(Noun) Dancer

むかじ【百足・蜈蚣】

(Noun) Centipede

むけーん【六回ん】

(Adverb) Six times

むるてぃ【諸手・双手・両手】

(Noun) Both hands

むったい【六人・６人】

(Noun) Six people

むーち【六・六ち】

(Number) Six

みょーじ【名字・苗字】

(Noun) Surname, family name

なーちゃ

(Noun, adverb) The next day

なちゅん【鳴ちゅん】

(Verb) Make a sound (animal)

ながに

(Noun) Back, one's back

ないち【内地】

(Noun) Mainland Japan, inner land

ないむん【生い物】

(Noun) Fruit

なんくぁ・なんくゎ【南瓜】

(Noun) Pumpkin, squash (Cucurbita moschata)

ねーねー【姉々・姉姉】

(Noun) Big sister, older sister

にーぶい【眠い】

(Noun) Sleepiness, drowsiness, somnolence

にいにい・にーにー【兄々・兄兄】

(Noun) Big brother, older brother

にじーん

(Verb) To pinch

にんじん【人間】

(Noun) Human, human being, person

にんじゅん【寝んじゅん】

(Verb) To sleep; to go to bed, to go to sleep; to lie in bed, to lie down

んじゃさん【苦さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Bitter

ぬいむん【乗物・乗い物】

(Noun) Vehicle, transport, transportation, transit

ぬすどぅ【盗人】

(Noun) Thief

ぬする【盗人】

(Noun) Thief

ぬーでぃー【喉】

(Noun) Throat

りんぐぁ・りんぐゎ【煉瓦】

(Noun) Brick

ろーほー【両方】

(Noun) Both, both sides, both parties

るぐゎい【蘆薈】

(Noun) Aloe

さーたー【砂糖】

(Noun) Sugar

さばに

(Noun) Fishing boat; row boat; sail boat; a traditional Okinawan Sabani boat

さびら

(Volitional auxiliary) Let's (do); Let us (do)

さなじ

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

さんぴんちゃ【さんぴん茶】

(Noun) Jasmin tea, Sanpin tea

さんさん

(Noun) Cicada

しぶい

(Noun) Winter melon, white gourd, wax gourd

しち【四季】

(Noun) Seasons, four seasons

しち【閾】

(Noun) Threshold, doorsill, door saddle

しち【式】

(Noun) Ceremony, ritual, rite; style, type; equation, formula

しち【指揮・指麾】

(Noun) Command, direction

しーぐ

(Noun) Knife, small knife, utility knife

しーじゃ

(Noun, adjective) Oldest, older, eldest, senior; older sibling (brother or sister)

しーじ【政治】

(Noun) Politics, government

しーとぅ【生徒】

(Noun) Student, pupil, schoolchild

しじん【自然】

(Noun, adjective, adverb) Nature, natural, naturally

しかー【鹿】

(Noun) Deer, Sika Deer, Spotted Deer, Japanese Deer

しけー【世界】

(Noun) World, society

しぬん【死ぬん】

(Verb) To die, to perish

しらい【白蟻】

(Noun) Termite

しらん【虱・蝨】

(Noun) Louse, lice, sucking louse, sucking lice

しゅゐん【酒宴】

(Noun) Ⓐ Drinking bout

そーがー【生姜・生薑・薑】

(Noun) Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

そーじょー【蕭条】

(Tu-Adverb) Lonely, dreary, dull

そーみん【素麺・索麺】

(Noun) Somen noodles, thin white noodles made of wheat flour

そーむん【正物】

(Noun) Genuine thing, genuine article

すーまん【小満】

(Noun) The 8th solar term in East-Asian lunisolar calendars (aka Xiaoman, Grain full)

すーさー

(Noun) Blue rock thrush (bird)

たーち【二・二ち】

(Number) Two

たーんな【田蜷】

(Noun) Pond snail

たーりー

(Noun) Father, dad

たけーん【二回ん】

(Adverb) Twice, two times

たんびー【炭火】

(Noun) Hot charcoal, charcoaled wood, charcoal

たんめー

(Honorific, noun) Grandfather

てーふー【台風・颱風】

(Noun) Typhoon, tropical cyclone, hurricane

てーげー・てえげえ【大概】

(Adverb) Generally, in general; mostly, nearly, almost

てぃがみ【手紙】

(Noun) Letter (mail)

てぃーち【一・一ち】

(Number) One

てぃっこー【手甲】

(Noun) Back of the hand

てぃんち【天気】

(Noun) Weather

てぃんし【天子】

(Noun) The Emperor

とんふぁー【旋棍】

(Noun) Tonfa (a wooden Okinawan weapon resembling a side-handle baton)

とぅちー【時計】

(Noun) Watch, wristwatch, clock

とぅくま【所間】

(Noun) Place, location, area, spot

とぅまいん【泊まいん・泊いん】

(Verb) To stay at, to lodge at, to spend the night at

とぅんじー【冬至】

(Noun) Winter solstice

とぅんじゅん

(Verb) To jump

とぅーさん【遠さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Far, distant

うふさん【多さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Many, a lot, plenty, plentiful, abundant, numerous

うじらー【鶉】

(Noun) Quail

うきたん【起きたん】

(Verb) Got up, woke up

うむやー【想やー】

(Noun) Lover, sweetheart, love

うんちぇー【蕹菜・甕菜】

(Noun) Water spinach, River spinach, Kangkong

うんなじ【同じ】

(Noun, adjective) Same, identical, alike

うすめー【う祖前・御祖前】

(Noun) Grandfather

うたさー【唄者・歌者】

(Noun) Singer

うたやー【歌やー】

(Noun) Singer

うーじゃき【大酒】

(Noun) Heavy drinking, a lot of alcohol

うーみじ【大水】

(Noun) Flood

うゆばん【及ばん】

(Negative verb) Outside of one's control, beyond one's reach; not reachable; to not be a match for

わじゃとぅ【態とぅ・態】

(Adverb) On purpose

わかいん【分かいん】

(Verb) To understand, to comprehend

わんむん【我ん物・我物】

(Noun) One's own property, one's personal effects; mine

わんねー【我んねー】

(Topicalized pronoun) I, me, myself

わらび【童】

(Noun) Child, children, kid

わらび【蕨】

(Noun) Bracken

わらいん【笑いん】

(Noun) To laugh, to chuckle; to smile, to grin

ゐきが【男】

(Noun) Man

ゐなぐ【女子】

(Noun) Woman, girl

やーち【八・八ち】

(Number) Eight

やーさん

(Sa-Adjective) To be hungry, to be famished

やけーん【八回ん】

(Adverb) Eight times

やまとぅ【大和・倭】

(Noun) Japan, mainland Japan

やんじん【洋銀】

(Noun) Nickel silver, German silver; nickel

やっさー

(Interjection) That's right; Agreed;

やったい【八人・８人】

(Noun) Eight people

よんなー

(Adverb) Slowly, gently

よーがー【歪】

(Noun, Adjective) Curved, warped, distorted, crooked

ゆけーん【四回ん】

(Adverb) Four times

ゆきが【男】

(Noun) Man

ゆなか【夜中】

(Noun) Midnight

ゆんたん【読谷】

(Name) Yomitan

ゆるじ【萬・万】

(Noun) Myriad

ゆったい【四人・４人】

(Noun) Four people, four persons

ゆーばん・ゆうばん【夕飯】

(Noun) Supper, dinner, evening meal

ゆーち【四・四ち】

(Number) Four

ゆーち【与岐】

(Noun) Broadaxe

ゆーむん【夕物・夜物・夜者】

(Noun) Mouse, rat, rodent

ゆーりー【幽霊】

(Noun) Ghost, spirit, apparition

あーけづ

(Noun) Dragonfly

あーけーじゅ【秋津】

(Noun) Dragonfly, damselfly

あちさん【厚さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Thick

あちさん【暑さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Hot (weather)

あちさん【熱さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Hot (thing)

あがちゃー

(Noun) Okinawa Rail bird, Yanbaru Kuina

あかいゆ【赤魚】

(Noun) Goldfish

あかんぐゎ・あかんぐぁ【赤子・赤子等】

(Noun) Baby

あまくま

(Adverb) Here and there; from place to place; back and forth; all over; all around

あみぐゎー・あみぐぁー【雨小】

(Noun) Light rain, drizzle, sprinkle, mizzle

あんだぎー【油揚ぎー】

(Noun) Sata andagi, Okinawan doughnut

あんまさん

(Sa-Adjective) Troublesome, difficult, inconvenient

あぬひゃー【彼ぬひゃー】

(Pronoun) That guy; that rascal; he; she

あっぴたー【兄達】

(Noun) Older brothers

あさどぅり【朝凪・朝どぅり】

(Noun) Calm of the morning, morning calm

あしばー【遊ばー】

(Noun) Carouser, wassailer, reveler, drinker, playboy, loafer

あしぶん【遊ぶん】

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

あったぶい【あった降い】

(Noun) Sudden rain shower

ばさない【芭蕉生い】

(Noun) Banana

びーちゃー

(Noun) Shrew, shrew mouse, Asian house shrew, Asian musk shrew

びんちょー【勉強】

(Noun) Study, studies

ちゃーし

(Adverb) Why, how come, what for, for what reason

ちゃっさん【沢山】

(Adverb) A lot, many, too much

ちばいん【気張いん】

(Verb) To do one's best; to keep it up; to persist

ちぶみ【蕾・莟】

(Noun) Bud, flower bud

ちぶる【頭】

(Noun) Head; smart person

ちちゅん【聞ちゅん】

(Verb) To listen, to hear; to ask

ちーがー

(Noun) Water well

ちーるー【黄色】

(Noun) Yellow

ちかいん【使いん】

(Transitive Verb) To use, to employ

ちむえー

(Noun) Reason, significance, meaning

ちんくぁ・ちんくゎ【金瓜】

(Noun) Pumpkin, squash (Cucurbita moschata)

ちんなん

(Noun) Snail

ちんし

(Noun) Knee

ちらいん【嫌いん】

(Verb) To dislike, to hate, to detest

ちょーでー【兄弟】

(Noun) Siblings, brothers and sisters

ちゅけーん【一回ん】

(Adverb) One time, once

ちゅくいん【作いん】

(Verb) To make, to produce

ちゅーばー【強ばー】

(Noun) Strong person, the strong

ちゅーかー【千代香・茶家】

(Noun) Teapot

でーびる・デービル

(Verb) Have a (good time, happy new year), it is ~

でーくに【大根】

(Noun) Daikon radish, White radish, Japanese radish

どーしー【同性】

(Noun) Homosexual, homosexuality, same sex

ふぇーかじ【南風】

(Noun) South wind, southerly wind, southern wind

ふぃーかじ【冷風・寒風】

(Noun) Cold wind, cold breeze, chilly breeze

ふぃじげー【肘・肘げー】

(Noun) Elbow

ふぃさなー【足甲】

(Noun) Top of the foot

ふちか【二日・２日】

(Noun) The second (day of the month)

ふかすん

(Verb) To boil

ふるやー【古家・古屋】

(Noun) Old house, old dwelling

がんちょー【眼鏡】

(Noun) Glasses

がんまり

(Noun) Prank, playing tricks, messing around

がらさー【烏・鴉】

(Noun) Crow, raven

ごんなじ

(Noun) Rainbow

ごーなじ

(Noun) Rainbow

ごーにじ

(Noun) Rainbow

ぐにち【五日・５日】

(Noun) The fifth (day of the month)

ぐるくん

(Noun) Gurukun fish, Double-lined fusilier, Darkbanded fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma)

ぐとぅし【如し】

(Noun) Like, as if

ぐぁんたん・ぐゎんたん【元旦】

(Noun) New Year's Day

はーやみ【歯病み】

(Noun) Toothache

はべーら

(Noun) Butterfly

はべーる

(Noun) Butterfly

はちか【二十日・２０日】

(Noun) The twentieth (day of the month); twenty days

はいちぇー【海賊】

(Noun) Pirate

はなすん【話すん】

(Verb) To speak, to talk

はしる

(Noun) Door

はたち【二十・２０】

(Noun) Ⓐ Twenty

はたち【二十歳・２０歳】

(Noun) Twenty years old

へーがさ【蠅瘡】

(Noun) Eczema, scabies; blisters, acne, rash, pimples

ひーづぁー

(Noun) Goat

ひじげー【肘・肘げー】

(Noun) Elbow

ほーちゃー【包丁・庖丁】

(Noun) Kitchen knife

ひゅーさー

(Noun) Blue rock thrush (bird)

いちゃんだ

(Noun) Free of charge, free, gratis

いちち【五・五ち】

(Number) Five

いちむん【生ち物】

(Noun) Animal, living thing

いちたい【五人・５人】

(Noun) Five people

いちゅびー【苺・莓】

(Noun) Strawberry, strawberries

いくけーん【幾回ん】

(Adverb) How many times

いまいゆ

(Noun) Freshly harvested fish, fresh fish

いりちー

(Noun) Stir-fried, fried, sauteed, sautéed, cooked

いりかじ【西風】

(Noun) West wind, westerly wind, western wind

じゅーしー【雑炊】

(Noun) Okinawan dish consisting of rice boiled in water mixed in with pork, kelp and other vegetables; rice porridge, rice gruel, congee

かまち

(Noun) Head

かなさん【愛さん・悲さん・哀さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Dear, beloved, lovely, endearing, adorable, cute, pretty

かんぐく【監獄】

(Noun) Prison

かんなじ【必じ】

(Adverb) Undoubtebly, certainly, surely, assuredly, definitely

からし【軽石】

(Noun) Pumice (stone)

かたでぃー【片手】

(Noun) One hand, one-handed

かてぃむん

(Noun) Side dish

きぶさん【煙さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Smoky

きだむん【獣】

(Noun) Beast, creature, animal

きーびさ【木びさ】

(Noun) Stilts

きーふじ

(Noun) Powder puff tree (Barringtonia racemosa)

きーじり【木切り】

(Noun) Piece of wood, scrap wood

きーくさ【木草】

(Noun) Vegetation, greenery, grass and trees

こーいむん【買い物・買物】

(Noun) Shopping

くくむい

(Noun) Bud, flower bud

くねーだ【此間】

(Adverb, noun) The other day; a while back; recently

くにち【九日・９日】

(Noun) The ninth (day of the month)

くぬめー【くぬ間ー】

(Adverb) Recently, lately, during this time, at the time

くるすん【殺すん】

(Verb) To kill, to sacrifice; to hit, to strike, to beat, to punish

くとぅし【今年】

(Noun, adverb) This year

くゎーすん・くぁーすん

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

くぁんふぁー・くゎんふぁー【官話】

(Noun) Mandarin, Mandarin language

くぁんにん・くゎんにん【官人】

(Noun) Public servant, civil servant, government official

くぇーむん

(Noun) Food

まーづぇー

Grasshopper, locust

まーがな

(Noun) Somewhere, anywhere

まちぎ【睫毛・睫・まち毛】

(Noun) Eyelash, eyelashes

まぎさん

(Sa-Adjective) Large, big

まじむん【蠱物】

(Noun) Evil spirit, apparition, ghost

まんなか【真ん中・真中】

(Noun) Middle, centre

まるばい

(Noun) Naked, bare naked, stark naked, completely naked

めーあさ【毎朝】

(Noun, Adverb) Every morning

みちす【満潮】

(Noun) High tide, full tide, high water

みーなだ【目涙】

(Noun) Tear, tears

みみがー【耳がー】

(Noun) Earlobe

みみぐい【耳ぐい】

(Noun) Cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha)

みみじゃー【蚯蚓】

(Noun) Earthworm

みんたま【目ん玉・眼ん玉】

(Noun) Eyeball

みそち【三十・３０】

(Noun) Ⓐ Thirty

むじゅくい【毛作い・毛作】

(Noun) Crop, harvest

むかじゃー【百足・蜈蚣】

(Noun) Centipede

むさっとぅ

(Adverb) Not at all; not in the least; not one bit; by no means

むそち【六十・６０】

(Noun) Ⓐ Sixty

むーちー・むうちい【餅・餠・糯】

(Noun) Mochi, sticky rice cake, rice dumpling, zongzi

ながじゅー

(Noun) Green grass lizard (Takydromus smaragdinus)

ながさん【長さん・永さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Long

ないちゃー【内地人】

(Noun) Person from the mainland, outsider, mainlander

なっくぇー

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

ななち【七・七ち】

(Number) Seven

ななたい【七人・７人】

(Noun) Seven people

なんくぁー・なんくゎー【南瓜】

(Noun) Pumpkin, squash (Cucurbita moschata)

なんくゎん・なんくぁん【南瓜】

(Noun) Pumpkin, squash (Cucurbita moschata)

ならし【均し・平し】

(Noun) Ring finger

にじむん

(Verb) To pinch

にんぐる【懇・懇る】

(Noun) Lover, sweetheart, love

ぬくさん【温さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Warm, mild

ぬるばん【算盤・十露盤】

(Noun) Abacus

ぬすむん【盗むん】

(Verb) To steal

ぬーがら【何がら】

(Adverb) Somewhat, a little, kind of

ぬーんち【何んち】

(Adverb) Why, how come, what for

おーなじゃー

(Noun) Rainbow

らふてー【羅火腿】

(Noun) Rafute (pork belly stewed in soy sauce, awamori and brown sugar)

さばち

(Noun) Comb

さきけー【酒けー】

(Noun) Heavy drinker

さむれー【侍・士】

(Noun) Samurai warrior, soldier

さんしん【三線】

(Noun) Sanshin; Okinawan three-stringed instrument

しちゅん【好ちゅん】

(Verb) To like, to be fond of, to fancy

しでぃに【既に・已に】

(Adverb) Already too late; already, previously

しぐとぅ【仕事】

(Noun) Work, job, labour, labor, task

しーさー・しいさあ

(Noun) Guardian dog-lion statue, Shishi lion, Shisa

しーさん【酸さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Sour, acid, tart

しーし【煤】

(Noun) Soot

しじか【静か】

(Noun) Quiet, quietness, tranquility, tranquil

しじく

(Adverb) Frequently, often, constantly

しかく【四角】

(Noun) Square

しかま

(Noun) Labor or service provided to pay off debt

しむさ

(Expression) Ok, okay, alright, all right, fine

しんどぅー【船頭】

(Noun) Boatman, ferryman

しらみ【虱・蝨】

(Noun) Louse, lice, sucking louse, sucking lice

してぃーん【捨てぃーん・棄てぃーん】

(Verb) To throw away, to discard, to abandon, to cast away, to get rid of

してぃーん【捨てぃーん・棄てぃーん】

(Verb) To throw (away, aside), to discard, to toss (away, aside)

しゅーぶん【秋分】

(Noun) Autumn equinox

すむち【書物】

(Noun) Book

すんしー【筍絲】

(Noun) Dried and shredded bamboo shoots

すぬばん【算盤・十露盤】

(Noun) Abacus

するばん【算盤・十露盤】

(Noun) Abacus

するるー

(Noun) Silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)

たーちゅー

(Noun) Twins, twin

たぼーり【給ぼーり・賜ぼーり】

(Imperative Verb) Please be, please let it, I pray that (something happens)

たきどぅん【竹富】

(Noun) Taketomi

たくぶん

(Verb) To fold, to fold up; to shut, to shut down, to close up

たくむん

(Verb) To scheme

たまなー【玉菜】

(Noun) Cabbage

たながー【手長・草蝦】

(Noun) Freshwater shrimp, freshwater prawn

たなげー【手長・草蝦】

(Noun) Freshwater shrimp, freshwater prawn

たうちー【闘鶏】

(Noun) Cockfight, cockfighting; gamecock, game fowl

てんぶす

(Noun) Navel, belly, belly button

てぃだーみ【天道雨・太陽雨】

(Noun) Sun shower

てぃんさぐ

(Noun) Balsam, Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam

とーちょー【東京】

(Name) Tokyo

とぅめーいん

(Verb) To locate, to find, to search, to pick up, to come across

とぅんじーん

(Verb) To jump

とぅぬじゅん

(Verb) To jump

うちなー【沖縄】

(Noun) Okinawa

うがんじゅー・うがんじゅう【う頑丈・御頑丈】

(Formal noun) Good, well, strong, healthy, alright

うみんちゅ【海人】

(Noun) Fisherman, fishermen; diver

うむっさん

(Sa-Adjective) Interesting, amusing, strange, funny

ウランダー・うらんだー

(Noun) Westerner, European, White person, Caucasian

うらしー【浦添】

(Name) Urasoe, Urasoe City

うーまくー

(Noun) Mischievous person, naughty child, troublemaker, miscreant

わかさん【若さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Young

わらばー【童】

(Noun) Child, children, kid

わした【我達】

(Pronoun) We, us, ourselves

やーちゅー【灸】

(Noun) Moxibustion

やっちー

(Noun) Big brother, older brother, young man

やいびーん

(Verb) To be; copula

やくげー【夜光貝】

(Noun) Marbled turban, great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)

やますん

(Verb) To hurt, to injure

やしが

(Conjunction) But, however

やそち【八十・８０】

(Noun) Ⓐ Eighty

よそち【四十・４０】

(Noun) Ⓐ Forty

ゆくさー

(Noun) Liar, fibber

ゆくし

(Noun) Lie, lies, falsehood, untruth

ゆんじり

(Noun) Cracked heels, heel fissures, calloused feet

ゆんたく

(Noun) Talk, discussion, chat

ゆしぎ【柞木】

(Noun) Oak, oak tree

ゆたさん【宜さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Good, all right, fine, proper, right, well

ゆーどぅり【夕凪・夕どぅり・夜どぅり】

(Noun) Calm of the night, evening calm

あーけーじゅー【秋津】

(Noun) Dragonfly, damselfly

あーけーずー【秋津】

(Noun) Dragonfly, damselfly

あーさーとぅー

(Noun) Praying mantis

あかまやー【赤まやー・赤猫】

(Noun) Orange tabby cat, red tabby cat

あっけーずー

(Noun) Dragonfly

アメリカー・あめりかー

(Noun) American, American person, Americans, American people

あんだちゅー【油人】

(Noun) Green grass lizard (Takydromus smaragdinus)

あさちゆ【朝露】

(Noun) Morning dew

あさうんべー

(Noun) Praying mantis

あたびち

(Noun) Frog

あたびくー

(Noun) Frog

あたらさん

(Sa-Adjective) Precious, prized, dear, important, valuable

あとぅさち【後先】

(Noun) Before and after, start and end; order, prioritization; end result, the future, consequences, repercussions

びんだれー

(Noun) Washbasin

ちちに【狐】

(Noun) Fox, red fox

ちーちー

(Noun) Milk, cow's milk

ちきむん【漬物・漬き物】

(Noun) Pickled vegetables, Tsukemono

ちんぶく

(Noun) Fishing rod

ちんくぁー・ちんくゎー【金瓜】

(Noun) Pumpkin, squash (Cucurbita moschata)

ちょーしん【朝鮮】

(Noun) Korea

ちゅらさん【清らさん・美らさん】

(Sa-Adjective) Beautiful, lovely, darling, pretty, elegant, clean, pure, chaste

ちゅしな【一品】

(Noun) Dish; item, article

ふぃるがいん【広がいん・拡がいん】

(Verb) To spread, to expand, to extend, to stretch

ふたうや【二親】

(Noun) Parents, both parents

がじまる・ガジマル【榕樹】

(Noun) Chinese banyan (Ficus microcarpa)

がくしー【学生】

(Noun) Student

がらしー【烏・鴉】

(Noun) Crow, raven

はべーるー

(Noun) Butterfly

はちにん【八人・８人】

(Noun) Eight people

はしし【歯肉】

(Noun) Gums

へーがさー【蠅瘡ー・蠅瘡人】

(Noun) Person with eczema or scabies

ひてぃみてぃ【努みてぃ・勉みてぃ・力みてぃ】

(Noun, adverb) Early morning

いちけーん【五回ん】

(Adverb) Five times

いぐますん

(Verb) To plan

いーびばん【指ばん】

(Noun) Thumb print

いきらさん

(Sa-Adjective) Few, fewer, less, very little, not so many

いましみ【戒み】

(Noun) Warning, caution, lesson, notice

いしちゃー【石川】

(Name) Ishikawa, Ishikawa City

いゆまち【魚町・魚街】

(Noun) Fish market

かーぶやー【蝙蝠】

(Noun) Bat

かばかじゃ【香かじゃ】

(Noun) Fragrance, perfume, smell

かふーむん【果報者】

(Noun) Fortunate person, lucky person

かるいさー【軽石】

(Noun) Pumice (stone)

きーびさー【木びさー】

(Noun) Stilts

きーびすー【毛びすー】

(Noun) Thinning hair, thin hair, little hair; person with thin hair

きーじぇーく【木細工】

(Noun) Woodwork, woodworking; carpenter, woodworker

きーかし

(Noun) Sawdust

きーむし【毛虫】

(Noun) Caterpillar, hairy caterpillar

まーすけー

(Noun) Green grass lizard (Takydromus smaragdinus)

まがたま【勾玉】

(Noun) Magatama beads, comma-shaped beads

めーなち【毎日】

(Noun, adverb) Every day

みちしゅ【満潮】

(Noun) High tide, full tide, high water

みーかがん【眼鏡】

(Noun) Glasses

みーくち【目口】

(Noun) Facial expression

みーにち【命日】

(Noun) Date of death, death anniversary

みみたい【耳たい】

(Noun) Earlobe

みみくす【耳屎・耳糞】

(Noun) Earwax

むしぐゎ・むしぐぁ

(Noun) Silkworm (Bombyx mori)

なーしび【茄子・茄】

(Noun) Eggplant, aubergine, melongene, brinjal, guinea squash

なちぶー【泣ち虫】

(Noun) Crybaby, whiner

なちじん【今帰仁】

(Name) Nakijin, Nakijin village

なちむん【夏物】

(Noun) Summer clothes

ながあみ【長雨・霖】

Rainy season

なまから【今から】

(Adverb, noun) From here on, after this, from now, from this point on

なままでぃ【今までぃ・今迄】

(Adverb, noun) Until now, so far, thus far

ならーし【習ーし・慣ーし】

(Noun) Training, discipline; manners, habits

ならーすん【習ーすん・習すん】

(Verb) To teach, to educate, to instruct

にーびち

(Noun) Marriage, wedding

にーぶやー【眠やー】

(Noun) Sleepy person, sleepyhead

ぬくじり【鋸】

(Noun) Saw, hand saw, nokogiri

ぴーぴじゃー

(Noun) Goat

さばちゅん【捌ちゅん】

(Verb) To comb, to sort, to divide

せんするー・センスルー

(Noun) Scrawled filefish, broomtail filefish, scribbled leatherjacket

しうち【仕置・仕置ち】

(Noun) Punishment

しちみ【閾】

(Noun) Threshold, doorsill, door saddle

しださん【涼さん・涼ださん】

(Sa-Adjective) Cool (weather)

しかばー

(Noun) Coward, wimp

しくち【仕事】

(Noun) Work, job, labour, labor, task

しむち【書物】

(Noun) Book

しんしい・しんしー【先生】

(Noun, suffix) Teacher, professor, master

しるあい【白蟻】

(Noun) Termite

しるさん【白さん】

(Sa-Adjective) White

しゅんしー【筍絲】

(Noun) Dried and shredded bamboo shoots

すとぅみてぃ【努みてぃ・勉みてぃ・力みてぃ】

(Noun, adverb) Early morning

たたちゅん【叩ちゅん】

(Verb) To hit, to strike, to knock, to beat; to punish, to chastise, to scourge, to whip

たわちー【闘鶏】

(Noun) Cockfight, cockfighting; gamecock, game fowl

てぃんがーら【天がーら・天川原・天河原・天川】

(Noun) Milky Way

とーぐち・とおぐち・とうぐち【唐口】

(Noun) Chinese language

とーぬちゅ【唐ぬ人】

(Noun) Chinese person, Chinese people

とぅるばる・トゥルバル

(Attributive Verb) Aimless

とぅすくゎん・とぅすくぁん【図書館】

(Noun) Library

うふいーび【大指】

(Noun) Thumb

うふみち【大道】

(Noun) Main street

うみないび

(Noun) Princess

うっさまでぃ

(Expression) That's enough; to that point; to that extent; over there

うとぅるさん

(Sa-Adjective) Scary, terrifying, frightening

わーしき

(Noun) Weather

やくすく【約束】

(Noun) Promise, pledge, vow, engagement; appointment

いぃーりむん・ゐーりむん

(Noun) Toy, toys

ゆまんぐぃ【夕間暮】

(Noun) Dusk, twilight, nightfall, evening

ゆなぐに【与那国】

(Noun) Yonaguni, Yonaguni Island

ゆんたんじゃ【読谷村】

(Name) Yomitan Village

あかちち【暁・曉】

(Noun) Dawn, daybreak

あんだぐち【油口】

(Noun) Compliment, flattery, commendation, praise; fawning, sucking up, obsequiousness; incessant talking, prattle, jabber

あんだむさー【油虫】

(Noun) Slug

あしびなー【遊びなー・遊び庭】

(Noun) Public place or plaza where events or plays are held; playground

あたびちゃー

(Noun) Frog

あったびかー

(Noun) Frog

あとぅむどぅい【後戻い・後戻】

(Noun) Going back, turning back, backtracking, retrogression, retrograding

ぶりぶし【群星】

(Noun) Cluster of stars, star cluster, countless stars

ちゃんぷるー

(Noun) Chanpuru, Champuru or Champloo is a mixed Okinawan stir-fried dish containing vegetables, tofu, and meat or fish.

ちばりょー【気張りょー】

(Imperative verb) Keep it up; Good luck; Do your best

ちーたち【一日・１日】

(Noun) The first (day of the month)

ちんすこー・ちんすこう 【金楚糕・珍楚糕】

(Noun) Chinsuko, a traditional Okinawan breaded pastry

ちゅらがさ【清ら瘡・美ら瘡】

(Noun) Smallpox, variola

どぅしぐぁー・どぅしぐゎー【同士子】

(Noun) Friend

えーぬじゅみ【愛望み】

(Noun) Mutual love, requited love

ふぃじゅるさん【冷じゅるさん】

(Sa-Adjective) Cold (to the touch), cool, chilly

がちちゃー・がちちゃあ

(Noun) Sea urchin

ぎちちゃー【月橘】

(Noun) Orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)

ぐみうち【塵打ち】

(Noun) Feather duster

ぐんぐゎち・ぐんぐぁち【五月】

(Noun) May (month)

ぐしちゃん【具志川】

(Name) Gushikawa, Gushikawa City

ぐしちゃん【具志頭】

(Name) Gushikami village

はーべーるー

(Noun) Butterfly

いちむし【生ちむし】

(Noun) Animal, living thing

いちにち【一日・１日】

(Noun) The first (day of the month); one day

いちゅなさん

(Sa-Adjective) Busy

いからんたん【行からんたん】

(Verb) Could not go, couldn't go

いめんしょり

(Expression) Welcome, greetings (in a store, etc.)

いしがち【石垣】

(Name) Ishigaki

いしじゃち【石垣】

(Name) Ishigaki

いつそち【五十・５０】

(Noun) Ⓐ Fifty

いう・いゆ【魚】

(Noun) Fish

いゆとぅやー【魚捕やー・魚獲やー】

(Noun) Fisherman

じゅうぐゎち・じゅうぐぁち【１０月・十月】

(Noun) October

かぐしま 【鹿児島】

(Noun) Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture

かじふち【風吹ち】

(Noun) Windstorm, typhoon, tempest, gale, storm

かまらさん

(Sa-Adjective) Finicky, fastidious, choosy, difficult to please, fussy, finical

かんだんきー【寒暖計】

(Noun) Thermometer

かんげーゆん【考げーゆん・考ーゆん】

(Verb) To consider, to contemplate, to think about

かりゆし

(Noun) Harmony, happiness, auspiciousness, good fortune

かやぶち【茅葺・茅葺ち・萱葺・萱葺ち】

(Noun) Thatch roof

けーたんなー【帰たんなー】

(Expression) Welcome back, welcome home

きーうーし【木臼】

(Noun) Wooden mortar

きじむなー

(Noun) Tree spirit said to live among Banyan trees

っくぁむやー・っくゎむやー

(Noun) Babysitter

くちかじ【東風】

(Noun) East wind, easterly wind, eastern wind

くくぬち【九・九ち】

(Number) Nine

くくぬたい【九人・９人】

(Noun) Nine people

くんちち【今月】

(Noun) This month

くんぐゎち・くんぐぁち【９月・九月】

(Noun) September

くらーぐゎー・くらーぐぁー

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

くるまやー【黒まやー・黒猫】

(Noun) Black cat

くすくぇー【糞くぇー・屎くぇー】

(Expression) Bless you, gesundheit

くゎんとぅうい・くぁんとぅうい【広東瓜】

(Noun) Watermelon

まーみーなー【豆菜】

(Noun) Bean sprouts

まちぐぁー・まちぐゎー【町ぐぁー・町ぐゎー】

(Noun) Market, marketplace

まやーぐゎー・まやーぐぁー【猫子・猫小・猫ぐゎー・猫ぐぁー】

(Noun) Cat, domestic cat, small cat, kitten

めんそーれー・めんそおれえ

(Phrase) Welcome, greetings (in a store, etc.)

みがたち【女敵】

(Noun) Rival in love, love rival

みーぐるま【新車】

(Noun) New car

みじらさん【珍さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Unusual, rare

ももそち【百】

(Noun) Ⓐ One hundred

むしんぐゎ・むしんぐぁ

(Noun) Silkworm (Bombyx mori)

なーくんちゅ【宮古人】

(Noun) Miyako people; Miyakoans

なかいーび【中指】

(Noun) Middle finger

なみむさー【蛞虫】

(Noun) Slug

なみむし【蛞虫】

(Noun) Slug

ななそち【七十・７０】

(Noun) Ⓐ Seventy

にーせーたー【青年達】

(Noun) Young people, young men, youth

にんぐゎち・にんぐぁち【２月・二月】

(Noun) February

にしばる【西原】

(Name) Nishihara, town of Nishihara

にしかじ【北風】

(Noun) North wind, northerly wind, northern wind

るくにち【六日・６日】

(Noun) The sixth (day of the month)

さーふーふー

(Adverb) Slightly drunk, tipsy

さんぐゎち・さんぐぁち【３月・三月】

(Noun) March

しちにん【七人・７人】

(Noun) Seven people

しだかじ【しだ風・涼風】

(Noun) Cool breeze

しがらみ【柵・笧】

(Noun) Weir

しかばに【屍】

(Noun) Corpse

しわーし【師走】

(Noun) December

そーぐゎち・そーぐぁち【正月】

(Noun) New year; January

たからむん【宝物】

(Noun) Treasure

てーしち【大切】

(Noun) Important, valuable, precious, dear

とんとんみー

(Noun) Mudskipper (spp. Periophthalmus)

とーびーらー【唐びーらー】

(Noun) Cockroach

とーとーめー

(Noun) Buddhist spirit tablet, ancestral tablet, mortuary tablet, memorial tablet, spirit seat

うぬかわい【うぬ代わい】

(Conjunction) Instead

わじわじー・ワジワジー

(Adverb) Mad, angry, angrily, enraged, ragingly

わかどぅし【若年】

(Noun) New Year, belated New Year, beginning of the year

わかなち【若夏】

(Noun) Early summer

わくびち【わく蟇】

(Noun) Toad

やーにんじゅ【家人じゅ・家人衆】

(Noun) Family, family members, house members

やがまさん【喧さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Annoying, noisy, irritating, unbearable, importunate

やっけーむん【厄介者】

(Noun) Burdensome person, parasite, freeloader, nuisance, troublesome person, troublemaker

やまぼーとぅ【山鳩】

(Noun) Turtle dove, turtledove

やまとぅじゃー【大和茶】

(Noun) Japanese tea

ゆみうわいん【読み終わいん】

(Noun) To finish reading

ゆたしく

(Adverb, expression) Please (to), pleased to (meet you), thank you

ゆーしよー・ゆうしよお

(Expression) Take care

あびらんけー

(Negative Verb) Do not say, do not talk, quit saying, quit talking, shut up

あちこーこー【熱こーこー・熱ちこーこー】

(Adjective) Boiling hot, piping hot, very hot, really hot

あちねーさー【商者】

(Noun) Merchant, trader, dealer

あきさみよー

(Expression) My goodness!; Oh my gosh!; Oh my god!; Oh my!; Holy cow!; Wow!

ちびぬみー

(Noun) Anus

ちぶるやん【頭病ん】

(Noun) Headache

がちまやー・がちまやあ

(Noun) Glutton, gourmand, greedy eater

はちにち【八日・８日】

(Noun) The eighth (day of the month)

はたらちゅん【働ちゅん】

(Verb) To work

いちぐゎち・いちぐぁち【１月・一月】

(Noun) January

いしぶーさー

(Noun) Blue rock thrush (bird)

いしすーさー

(Noun) Blue rock thrush (bird)

かびしち【紙漉ち・紙漉】

(Noun) Papermaking

かちぐち【書ち口・書口】

(Noun) Written language

かんだんちー【寒暖計】

(Noun) Thermometer

かしまさん

(Sa-Adjective) Annoying, troublesome, irritating, unbearable, importunate

きーぬふぁー【木ぬ葉】

(Noun) Foliage, leaves

きーぬかー【木ぬ皮】

(Noun) Bark, tree bark

きーぬみー【木ぬ実】

(Noun) Nut, berry, cone

コッコレコー

(Noun) Cock-a-doodle-doo

こーがらし

(Noun) Chili pepper, cayenne pepper

こーれーぐす【高麗胡椒】

(Noun) Chili pepper, cayenne pepper

くちしば【口しば】

(Noun) Lips

くんくんしー・くんくんしい【工々四・工工四】

(Noun) Traditional Ryukyuan music notation system; Kunkunshi musical score

くすいいーび【薬指】

(Noun) Ring finger

くぇーがらすー

(Noun) Chili pepper, cayenne pepper

みーがんちょー【目眼鏡】

(Noun) Glasses

もーいちゅび

(Noun) Japanese bramble (Rubus parvifolius)

むちかさん【難さん】

(Sa-Adjective) Difficult, hard, tough, hopeless

なちかさん【悲かさん・懐かさん】

(Sa-Adjective) Sad, unhappy, sorrowful, melancholic

ぬーでぃーじる【喉弦】

(Noun) Vocal cords

るくぐゎち・るくぐぁち【６月・六月】

(Noun) June

るー・どぅー【竜・龍】

(Noun) Dragon; tornado, waterspout

さちいーび【差ち指】

(Noun) Index finger

さしいーび【差し指】

(Noun) Index finger

しまちゃび【島痛び・島ちゃび】

(Noun) Sadness and distress of living on an isolated island; Island fever

しまぐち【島口】

(Noun) Island language, island dialect, island speech

しんぐゎち・しんぐぁち【４月・四月】

(Noun) April

しるまやー【白まやー・白猫】

(Noun) White cat

そーじむやー

(Noun) Newt; sword-tailed newt (Cynops ensicauda), Anderson's crocodile newt (Echinotriton andersoni)

するるぐゎー・するるぐぁー

(Noun) Silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)

てぃーぬくー【手ぬ甲】

(Noun) Back of the hand

とぅちどぅち【時々・時時】

(Adverb) Sometimes, at times, now and then

わかいびらん【分かいびらん】

(Formal, negative verb) To not understand, to not know

わらびじむ【童肝】

(Noun) Child's mind, heart of a child, childlike innocence

わっさいびーん【悪っさいびーん】

(Expression) Sorry; I'm very sorry; Please forgive me

をぅがなびら【拝なびら】

(Expression) Pleased to meet you, It's a pleasure to see you

やましし【山鹿】

(Noun) Wild boar, wild pig

やまとぅゆー【大和世】

(Noun) Japanese era, Japanese rule

やまとぅんちゅ【大和人】

(Noun) Japanese people, non-Ryukyuan Japanese, Japanese mainlanders

やなかーぎー【やな影】

(Noun) Homely, plain-looking, unsightly, ugly (said of a girl or woman)

ざんぬいゆ

(Noun) Dugong (Dugong dugon)

あちねーんちゅ【商人】

(Noun) Merchant, trader, dealer

あが・あがっ・あがー

(Interjection) Ouch!, Ow!

アメリカゆー・あめりかゆー【アメリカ世・あめりか世】

(Noun) American era, American rule

あしてぃびち【足てぃびち】

(Noun) Pig's feet soup, pig's trotter soup, pork feet stew

ばすぬない【芭蕉ぬ生い】

(Noun) Banana (fruit)

ちゃーびらさい【来ゃーびらさい】

(Male Expression) May I enter? May I come in? Sorry for intruding; Hello

ちゃーびらたい【来ゃーびらたい】

(Female Expression) May I enter? May I come in? Sorry for intruding; Hello

ちびがっさん【尻軽さん・尻がっさん】

(Sa-Adjective) Working all over the place, working carelessly, working in a carefree manner, working actively

ちびらーさん

(Sa-Adjective) Wonderful, magnificent, splendid; brisk, lively; good, nice

ちゅらかーぎー【清ら影】

(Noun) Beautiful woman, pretty woman, pretty girl

どーしーんちゅ【同性人・同性ん人】

(Noun) Homosexual, gay

ぐりーばんばん

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

いみしじく【夢しじく】

(Adverb) Frequently dreaming, incessantly dreaming

いんとぅまやー【犬とぅ猫】

(Expression) Like cats and dogs, fight like cat and dog

きぶしみー【煙みー】

(Noun) Chimney

きーたたちゃー【木叩・木啄】