うやんとぅ

Yonaguni

Etymology

Cognate with Yaeyama うやんちゅ (uyanchu), Okinawan っうぇんちゅ ('wenchu), Kunigami えんちゅー (enchū).

Pronunciation

• (Sonai) IPA^(key): [ùjántû] (tone class C)

Noun

うやんとぅ (uyantu) 

1. a rat; a mouse; a rodent

   うやんとぅんきんなに　ぷいつぁり

   uyantunki nnani puitsari

   My clothes were chewed on by a rat.

   うやんとぅや　すとぅうやんでぃどぅ　んだりぶる

   uyantuya sutūyandidu ndariburu

   It was said that the rat was a relative of a mother-in-law.

References

• Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 95