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はんぐぃーん : hangwiin | define meaning

hangwiin

Pronunciation: [haŋ̍ɡʷiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To come undone; to come untied; to come apart; to unravel

Etymology

Compare Yaeyama (Hatoma) ぱんちるん panchirun "to come undone"; and Kagoshima はんとくっ hantokuq (はんとくる hantokuru, はんとける hantokeru) "to fall down".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	はんぐぃーん
New Okinawa Moji	はん慎ーん
Romanization	hangwiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[haŋ̍ɡʷiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **hangwiyun** ~ **hangwiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	hangwiyun, hangwiin	hangwitan	hangwiran	hangwirantan
	ATT	hangwiyuru, hangwiiru	hangwitaru
Progressive	PRED	hangwitoon	hangwitootan	hangwiteewuran	hangwiteewurantan
	ATT	hangwitooru	hangwitootaru
Causative	PRED	hangwirasun	hangwirachan	hangwirasan	hangwirasantan
	ATT	hangwirasuru	hangwiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	hangwirariyun, hangwirariin	hangwiraritan, hangwirattan	hangwirariran, hangwiraran	hangwirarirantan, hangwiraratan
	ATT	hangwirariyuru, hangwirariiru	hangwiraritaru, hangwirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	hangwirasariyun, hangwirasariin	hangwirasaritan	hangwirasariran	hangwirasarirantan
	ATT	hangwirasariyuru, hangwirasariiru	hangwirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	hangwiteen	hangwiteetan	hangwiteeneen	hangwiteeneentan
	ATT	hangwiteeru	hangwiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	hangwitoochun	hangwitoochan	hangwiteeukan	hangwiteeukantan
	ATT	hangwitoochuru	hangwitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	hangwir-
Dictionary	hangwiyun, hangwiin
Attributive or Adnominal	hangwiyuru, hangwiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	hangwiyu-, hangwii-
Adverbial	hangwii
Volitional-Presumptive	hangwira
Conjunctive	hangwiti
Representative	hangwitai
Imperative	hangwiri, hangwiree
Conditional	hangwiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	hangwiyuru haji, hangwiiru haji
So as to...	hangwiyuru gutu, hangwiiru gutu
Before...	hangwiyuru mee, hangwiiru mee
While...	hangwiyuru qweeda, hangwiyuru-qweema, hangwiiru qweeda, hangwiiru-qweema
Purpose	hangwiyuru tami ni, hangwiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	hangwiti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	hangwiti-kwiin
Completive	hangwiti-neen
Concessive conditional	hangwiti-n
After...	hangwiti-kara
After...	hangwiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	hangwii-busan	hangwii-busantan	hangwii-bushikoo neen, hangwii-bushikoo neeran	hangwii-bushikoo neentan, hangwii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	hangwii-busaru	hangwii-busataru	hangwii-bushikoo neen, hangwii-bushikoo neeran	hangwii-bushikoo neentan, hangwii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	hangwii-yassan	hangwii-yassantan	hangwii-yashikoo neen, hangwii-yashikoo neeran	hangwii-yashikoo neentan, hangwii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	hangwii-yassaru	hangwii-yassataru	hangwii-yashikoo neen, hangwii-yashikoo neeran	hangwii-yashikoo neentan, hangwii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	hangwii-gurisan	hangwii-gurisantan	hangwii-gurikoo neen, hangwii-gurikoo neeran	hangwii-gurikoo neentan, hangwii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	hangwii-gurisaru	hangwii-gurisataru	hangwii-gurikoo neen, hangwii-gurikoo neeran	hangwii-gurikoo neentan, hangwii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	hangwii-misheen, hangwi-misheen	hangwii-misheentan, hangwi-misheentan	hangwii-misooran, hangwi-misooran	hangwii-misoorantan, hangwi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	hangwii-misheeru, hangwi-misheeru	hangwii-misheetaru, hangwi-misheetaru, hangwii-misoocharu, hangwi-misoocharu	hangwii-misooran, hangwi-misooran	hangwii-misoorantan, hangwi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	hangwii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	hangwiyu-tan, hangwii-tan
Nominalizing	hangwiyu-shi, hangwii-shi
Concessive	hangwiyu-shiga, hangwii-shiga
Cause-effect	hangwiyu-kutu, hangwii-kutu
Prohibitive	hangwiyu-na, hangwii-na
Provisional conditional	hangwiyu-ra hangwii-ra
Questions	hangwiyu-ga, hangwii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	hangwiyabiyun, hangwiyabiin, hangwiibiyun, hangwiibiin	hangwiyabitan, hangwiibitan	hangwiyabiran, hangwiibiran	hangwiyabirantan, hangwiibirantan
Polite	ATT	hangwiyabiyuru, hangwiyabiiru, hangwiibiyuru, hangwiibiiru	hangwiyabitaru, hangwiibitaru	hangwiyabiran, hangwiibiran	hangwiyabirantan, hangwiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	hangwiyumi, hangwiimi	hangwitii	hangwirani	hangwirantii

Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 25). はんぐぃーん : hangwiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, July 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7102/hangwiin/.