我ん

Miyako

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *wanu, from Proto-Japonic *wa. Related to Japanese 我 (wa, ware, “I, me”), cognate with eastern Old Japanese 我 (wanu, “I, me”), Okinawan 我ん (wan, “I, me”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baŋ̍/

Pronoun

我ん (hiragana ばん, rōmaji ban)

  1. first-person pronoun: I, me

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
我
わ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
吾ん

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *wanu, from Proto-Japonic *wa. Cognate with standard Japanese 我 (wa, ware, “I, me”), eastern Old Japanese 我 (wanu, “I, me”), Okinawan 我ん (wan, “I, me”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waŋ̍/

Pronoun

我ん (hiragana わん, rōmaji wan)

  1. first-person pronoun: I, me
    我 (わ)んとぅ沖縄 (うちなー)んかい行 (い)ちゅん。
    Wan-tu Uchinā-nkai ichun.
    (They're) going to Okinawa with me.

References
  • “わん【我ん】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
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