今日拝なびら

Okinawan

Okinawan phrasebook

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Kanji in this term
今	日	拝
Grade: 2	Grade: 1	Grade: 6

Alternative spelling
今日拜なびら (kyūjitai)

Etymology

今日 (ちゅー, chū, “today”) +‎ 拝なびら (wuganabira, “a phrasal ending roughly equivalent to "it's a pleasure to see you"”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuː (ʷ)uɡanabiɾa], [t͡ɕuːɡanabiɾa]

Interjection

今日拝(ちゅーをぅが)なびら or 今日拝(ちゅーが)なびら (chūuganabira or chūganabira) 

1. (polite) a greeting or salutation used when meeting someone: hello, good day

References

• “ちゅーをぅがなびら【今日拝なびら】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “ちゅーがなびら【今日拝なびら】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “チューウガマビラ（ちゅーうがまびら）” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
• “ちゅーをぅがなびら” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
• “ヲゥガムン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).