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沖繩口 (kyūjitai)
沖縄言
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Etymology
沖縄 (Uksïnā, “Okinawa”) + 口 (-futsï, “speech; language; dialect; accent”)
Pronunciation
Noun
沖縄口 (uksïnāfutsï)
- the Okinawan language
Okinawan
Etymology
Compound of 沖縄 (Uchinā, “Okinawa”) + 口 (-kuchi, “speech; language; dialect; accent”).
Pronunciation
Noun
沖縄口 (uchināguchi)
- the Okinawan language
- 我んねー沖縄口話さりゆん！
- Wannē uchināguchi hanasariyun!
- I can speak Okinawan!
Descendants
- → Japanese: うちなーぐち (uchināguchi)
References
- “うちなーぐち・うちなあぐち【沖縄口】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “ウチナーグチ（うちなーぐち）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
- “ウチナーグチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).