沖縄口

Miyako

Kanji in this term
沖	縄	口
Grade: 4	Grade: 4	Grade: 1

Alternative spellings
沖繩口 (kyūjitai) 沖縄言

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ukˢɨnaːfu̻t͡ss̩/

Noun

沖縄口(うきぃなーふつぃ) (uksïnāfutsï)

Okinawan language

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
沖	縄	口
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

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔut͡ɕinaːɡut͡ɕi/

Noun

沖(うち)縄(なー)口(ぐち) (Uchināguchi)

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

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).

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