Miyako

edit
Kanji in this term
Grade: 4 Grade: 4 Grade: 1
Alternative spellings
沖繩口 (kyūjitai)
沖縄言

Etymology

edit

沖縄 (Uksïnā, Okinawa) +‎ (-futsï, speech; language; dialect; accent)

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ukˢɨnaːfu̻t͡ss̩/

Noun

edit

沖縄口(うきぃなーふつぃ) (uksïnāfutsï

  1. the Okinawan language

Okinawan

edit
Kanji in this term
うち
Grade: 4
なー
Grade: 4
くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
沖繩口 (kyūjitai)
沖縄語
うちなあぐち
うちなーぐち
ウチナーグチ

Etymology

edit

Compound of 沖縄 (Uchinā, Okinawa) +‎ (-kuchi, speech; language; dialect; accent).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ʔut͡ɕinaːɡut͡ɕi/

Noun

edit

(うち)(なー)(ぐち) (uchināguchi

  1. the Okinawan language
    ()んねー沖縄口(うちなーぐち)(はな)さりゆん!
    Wannē uchināguchi hanasariyun!
    I can speak Okinawan!

Descendants

edit
  • Japanese: うちなーぐち (uchināguchi)

References

edit