ばい

(Hateruma) first-person plural pronoun: we


うる

From Proto-Ryukyuan *uro (compare Northern Amami Ōshima うる (uru, “coral”), Okinawan うる (uru, “sand”), Miyako うる (uru, “red coral”), Yonaguni うる (uru, “lime”)).


めーくむに

宮古物言 宮古物言#Yaeyama


うきぃなー

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うきぃなー (Ukïnā)


うきぃなーむに

うきぃなーむに (ukïnāmuni)

沖縄物言 沖縄物言#Yaeyama


やいまむに

八重山物言 八重山物言#Yaeyama


ゆのーんむに

与那国物言 与那国物言#Yaeyama


やまとぅむに

大和物言 大和物言#Yaeyama


うきるん

起きるん 起きるん#Yaeyama


あかりぃ

明かりぃ 明かりぃ#Yaeyama


しぃてぃるん

捨てぃるん 捨てぃるん#Yaeyama


ゆしぃるん

寄しぃるん 寄しぃるん#Yaeyama


ぱー

From Proto-Ryukyuan *pa, from Proto-Japonic *pa.


みぃーさん

新ーさん 新ーさん#Yaeyama


つぃきぃ

つぃきぃ (tsïkï)


なー

From Proto-Ryukyuan *na, from Proto-Japonic *na.


しじゃ

From Proto-Ryukyuan *soza, *seza, from Proto-Japonic *sosa. Cognate with Okinawan しーじゃ (shīja), Kunigami しじゃー (shijā).


わー

From Proto-Ryukyuan *ura, from Proto-Japonic *ura. Cognate with Miyako っゔぁ (vva).


べー

(Hateruma, Hatoma, Kuroshima) first-person plural pronoun: we


ぴゃー

From Proto-Ryukyuan *waya, from Proto-Japonic *waya.

(Aragusuku) first-person plural pronoun: we


まーらしぃん

まーらしぃん (mārasïn)

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mawa(ri)(si) (whence Kunigami まーすん (māsun), Miyako まーㇲ゙さまーㇲ゙ (māzsāmaz), Okinawan まーすん (māsun)),.


んた

From Proto-Ryukyuan *mita (“clay, earth”), from Proto-Japonic *mita (“clay, earth”). Cognates within Japonic include Miyako みぃた (mta), Okinawan んちゃ (ncha).


おーりとーり

おーりとーり (ōritōri)

welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival, especially in a store)


にーふぁいゆー

にーふぁいゆー (nīfaiyū)

thank you (an expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.)


やままやー

やま (yama, “mountain, wild”) + まやー (mayaa, “cat”)

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(especially) Iriomote cat: a small wild cat, Prionailurus iriomotensis, found only on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has a long, dark brown coat with darker rows of horizontal spots.


ぎぃ゚ーら

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ぎぃ゚ーら (gïira)