See ni in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Proto-Ryukyuan: *ni"
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"text": "Northern Ryukyuan: に (ni) (Omoro Sōshi, 12th-16th century)"
},
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},
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"text": "Kikai: に (ni)"
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},
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"text": "Kunigami: に (ni)"
},
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"2": "に",
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},
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}
],
"text": "Northern Amami Ōshima: に (ni)"
},
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"2": "に",
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},
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}
],
"text": "Okinawan: に (ni)"
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"text": "Okinoerabu: に (ni)"
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"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
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}
],
"text": "Southern Amami Ōshima: に (ni)"
},
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"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
},
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}
],
"text": "Tokunoshima: に (ni)"
},
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}
],
"text": "Yoron: に (ni)"
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"text": "Southern Ryukyuan: *ni (Bentley, 2008)"
},
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"2": "ん",
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},
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}
],
"text": "Miyako: ん (n)"
},
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}
],
"text": "Yaeyama: に (ni)"
},
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"1": "yoi",
"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
},
"expansion": "Yonaguni: に (ni)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Yonaguni: に (ni)"
}
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"1": "の"
},
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"name": "ja-r"
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"1": "なる",
"2": "",
"3": "to become"
},
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"text": "Japanese: に (ni)"
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},
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"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Kikai: に (ni)"
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"1": "xug",
"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Kunigami: に (ni)"
},
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"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
},
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}
],
"text": "Northern Amami Ōshima: に (ni)"
},
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"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
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},
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"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Okinoerabu: に (ni)"
},
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"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
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}
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"text": "Southern Amami Ōshima: に (ni)"
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"tr": "ni"
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"name": "desc"
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"text": "Tokunoshima: に (ni)"
},
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"1": "yox",
"2": "に",
"tr": "ni"
},
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"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Yoron: に (ni)"
},
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"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Southern Ryukyuan: *ni (Bentley, 2008)"
},
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"2": "ん",
"tr": "n"
},
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"tr": "ni"
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}
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"2": "",
"3": "to become"
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