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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)

んき

nki

Pronunciation: /ɴki/

Definition

Particle

  1. Used to indicate the location of something or someone, akin to the prepositions "in", "to" or "at" in English. (Linguistics) Locative case marker (abbreviated LOC).
    1. どぅなんちまんきわーりー
      dunan chimanki waarii
      "Welcome to Yonaguni Island"
  2. Used to denote the location or destination of an action

Etymology

Cognate to the Okinawan locative marker んかい nkai.

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Kanaんき
Romanizationnki
Pronunciation (IPA)/ɴki/

意味：に、へ

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んき

Tags: Yonaguni Language, Dunangmunui, Dunang, Dunan munui, Ryukyuan Languages, どぅなん, 与那国, どぅなんむぬい, 与那国物言, 与那国言葉, 与那国語, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). んき : nki | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 18, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/242/nki/.