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15 phrases · Ryukyuan (Okinawan) with romanization, English and audio

  1. いっぺー

    Ip-pee

    Very / a lot

  2. じょーとー

    Joo-too

    Great / top quality

  3. だからよー

    Da-ka-ra-yoo

    Right, exactly

  4. てーげー

    Tee-gee

    Easygoing / roughly right

  5. ゆんたく

    Yun-ta-ku

    Chatting together

  6. かめーかめー

    Ka-mee-ka-mee

    Eat, eat!

  7. ちゃーがんじゅー

    Chaa-gan-juu

    Always in good health

  8. うちなーんちゅ

    U-chi-naan-chu

    Okinawan person

  9. やまとぅんちゅ

    Ya-ma-tun-chu

    Mainland Japanese person

  10. ちゃんぷるー

    Chan-pu-ruu

    A mix of everything

  11. あきさみよー

    A-ki-sa-mi-yoo

    Oh my goodness!

  12. あがっ

    A-gah

    Ouch!

  13. わじわじー

    Wa-ji-wa-jii

    Getting irritated

  14. じこー

    Ji-koo

    Super / really

  15. もーあしび

    Moo-a-shi-bi

    Moo-ashibi (village night gathering)

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