Yonaguni

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Etymology

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From an earlier *ik-i-wor-o > *icyoro > ituru; literally "go-INF-be-ATTR".

Pronunciation

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  • (Sonai) IPA(key): [ìtúɾú] (tone class A)

Noun

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いとぅる (ituru

  1. (archaic) had gone
    はるやんき いとぅるた ぱか゚い とぅいこー
    haruyanki ituruta pa'ngai tuikō
    When you've gone to the field barn, go and take the hoe.

References

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  • Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), pages 72-73