我ん

Miyako

Kanji in this term
我
Grade: 6

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *wanu, from Proto-Japonic *wa. Related to Japanese 我 (wa, ware, “I, me”), cognate with eastern Old Japanese 我 (wanu, “I, me”), Okinawan 我ん (wan, “I, me”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋ̍/

Pronoun

我(ば)ん (ban) 

1. first-person pronoun: I, me

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
我
わ Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
吾ん

Alternative forms

• (topicalized, irregular) 我(わ)んねー (wannē)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *wanu, from Proto-Japonic *wa. Cognate with standard Japanese 我 (wa, ware, “I, me”), eastern Old Japanese 我 (wanu, “I, me”), Miyako 我ん (ban, “I, me”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waŋ̍/

Pronoun

我(わ)ん (wan) 

1. first-person pronoun: I, me

   我(わ)んとぅ沖縄(うちなー)んかい行(い)ちゅん。

   Wan-tu Uchinā-nkai ichun.

   (They're) going to Okinawa with me.

References

• “わん【我ん】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.