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うちなーぐち・うちなあぐち【沖縄口】

uchinaaguchi · uchinaa guchi

Pronunciation: [ʔutɕinaːɡutɕi]

Definition

Noun

  1. (Local appellation) Okinawan language; Uchinaguchi; (historical, contested) Okinawan dialect

Etymology

Derived from うちなー【沖縄】 uchinaa "Okinawa" and the suffix ぐち【口】 guchi "language; dialect; speech".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji沖縄口
Kanaうちなーぐち
うちなあぐち
Romanizationuchinaaguchi
uchinaa guchi
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔutɕinaːɡutɕi]

意味:おきなわほうげん【沖縄方言】、おきなわご【沖縄語】、ウチナーグチ

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). うちなーぐち・うちなあぐち【沖縄口】 : uchinaaguchi · uchinaa guchi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2/uchinaaguchi-uchinaaguchi/.