沖縄ん人
Okinawan
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 沖 | 縄 | 人 |
| うち Grade: S | なー Grade: S | っちゅ > ちゅ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling | 沖縄人 |
|---|
Etymology
沖縄 (Uchinā, “Okinawa”) + ん (-n, “reduced genitive particle”) + 人 (-chu, “person, people”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔut͡ɕinaːn̩t͡ɕu/
Noun
沖縄ん人 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 沖繩ん人, hiragana うちなーんちゅ, rōmaji uchinānchu)
- Okinawan person
- Okinawan people
References
- “うちなーんちゅ【沖縄人】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.