うさんぎ

Yonaguni

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *osagi.

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [ùsàŋɡì] (tone class B)

Noun

うさんぎ (usangi) 

1. hare; rabbit

   うさんぎや　だまみんき　あいたらし　まぎるんでいなー

   usangiya damaminki aitarashi magirundeinā

   The hare loses to the tortoise!

References

• 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 82-83