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てーどぅんむに【竹富物言・竹富むに】

teedun muni

Pronunciation: [teːdum̩muni]

Definition

Noun

  1. (Local appellation) Taketomi dialect; Taketomi language

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese たけとみ【竹富】 taketomi and ものいい【物言い】 monoii "way of speaking".

Notes

Related news article: "Maeara wins the Kikuchi Kan Prize for Taketomi dialect dictionary," Ryukyu Shimpo. October 20, 2011.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji竹富物言
竹富むに
Kanaてーどぅんむに
Romanizationteedun muni
Pronunciation (IPA)[teːdum̩muni]

意味:たけとみじまのことば【竹富島の言葉】、たけとみべん【竹富弁】、たけとみじまのほうげん【竹富島のほうげん】、たけとみのものいい【竹富の物言い】

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竹富物言
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2012, June 13). てーどぅんむに【竹富物言・竹富むに】 : teedun muni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1103/teedunmuni/.