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やいまむに【八重山むに・八重山物言】

yaimamuni

Definition

Noun

  1. (Local appellation) Yaeyama language; Yaeyaman; (Historical) Yaeyama dialect

Etymology

Derived from やいま yaima "Yaeyama", cognate to standard Japanese やえやま【八重山】 yaeyama; and むに【物言】 muni "language", cognate to standard Japanese ものいい【物言い】 monoii, meaning "way of speaking".

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Kanji八重山むに
八重山物言
Kanaやいまむに
Romanizationyaimamuni

意味:やえやまほうげん【八重山方言】、やえやまご【八重山語】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, April 25). やいまむに【八重山むに・八重山物言】 : yaimamuni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 9, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8/yaimamuni/.