Okinawan Japanese - Examples of Vocabulary and Phrase

Examples of Vocabulary and Phrase

  • haisai (はいさい) - hello. from Ryukyuan.
  • ... saa (さー) - sentence final particle. from Japanese.
  • aga! (あがっ!) - ouch! from Ryukyuan.
  • deeji (でーじ) - very, terribly. from Ryukyuan.
  • shini (しに) - very. also shinikan (しにかん) in North Okinawa. new word by young Okinawan.
  • wajiru (わじる) - stream up. from Ryukyuan.
  • furaa (ふらー) - foolish. from Ryukyuan.
  • -(sa)rin doo (さりんどー) - I will ... to you! from Japanese -(sa)reru zo "You will be ...ed".
  • waaraa (ワーラー) - water. from English.
  • shaapu (シャープ) - shop. from English.
  • ritchaa (リッチャー) - rich person. from English rich and Ryukyuan -aa "-ist".
  • naichaa (ナイチャー) - mainland Japanese people. from Japanese naichi "mainland" and Ryukyuan -aa.
  • dakara yoo (だからよー) - that's it, yeah. from Japanese dakara "because of".
  • -mashoo ne (ましょうね) - I will ... from Japanese "Let's ..."
  • daaru (だある) - That's it. from Japanese dearu formal copula.
  • jootoo (じょーとー, 上等) - Good. from Japanese.
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