泳じゅん

Kunigami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuid͡ʑuŋ/

Verb

泳じゅん (hiragana ういじゅん, romaji uijun)

1. to swim

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Okinawan

Kanji in this term
泳
っゐー Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔwiːd͡ʑuŋ̍/

Verb

1. to swim

   海(うみ)好(し)ちゅくとぅ、泳(っゐー)じ欲(ぶ)さん。

   Umi shichukutu,'wījibusan.

   (I) want to swim because (I) like the ocean.

   っやーや泳(っゐー)がりゆみ？

   'Yā-ya 'wīgariyumi?

   Can you swim?

References

• “うぃーじゅん・っゐーじゅん【泳じゅん】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “ウィージュン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).