うやんとぅ

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Yonaguni

Etymology

Cognate with Yaeyama うやんちゅ (uyanchu), Okinawan っうぇんちゅ ('wenchu), Kunigami えんちゅー (enchū).

Pronunciation

  • (Sonai) IPA(key): (tone class C)

Noun

うやんとぅ (uyantu

  1. a rat; a mouse; a rodent
    うやんとぅんきんなに ぷいつぁり
    uyantunki nnani puitsari
    My clothes were chewed on by a rat.
    うやんとぅや すとぅうやんでぃどぅ んだりぶる
    uyantuya sutūyandidu ndariburu
    It was said that the rat was a relative of a mother-in-law.

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), page 95