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をぅどぅいん【踊いん】 : wuduin | define meaning

wuduin

Pronunciation: [wuduiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To dance

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おどる【踊る】 odoru "to dance".

Notes

Used especially for structured dances.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	踊いん
Kana	をぅどぅいん
New Okinawa Moji	歹嬨いん
Romanization	wuduin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[wuduiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **wuduyun** ~ **wuduin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	wuduyun, wuduin	wudutan	wuduran	wudurantan
	ATT	wuduyuru, wuduiru	wudutaru
Progressive	PRED	wudutoon	wudutootan	wuduteewuran	wuduteewurantan
	ATT	wudutooru	wudutootaru
Causative	PRED	wudurasun	wudurachan	wudurasan	wudurasantan
	ATT	wudurasuru	wuduracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	wudurariyun, wudurariin	wuduraritan, wudurattan	wudurariran, wuduraran	wudurarirantan, wuduraratan
	ATT	wudurariyuru, wudurariiru	wuduraritaru, wudurattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	wudurasariyun, wudurasariin	wudurasaritan	wudurasariran	wudurasarirantan
	ATT	wudurasariyuru, wudurasariiru	wudurasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	wuduteen	wuduteetan	wuduteeneen	wuduteeneentan
	ATT	wuduteeru	wuduteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	wudutoochun	wudutoochan	wuduteeukan	wuduteeukantan
	ATT	wudutoochuru	wudutoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	wudur-
Dictionary	wuduyun, wuduin
Attributive or Adnominal	wuduyuru, wuduiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	wuduyu-, wudui-
Adverbial	wudui
Volitional-Presumptive	wudura
Conjunctive	wuduti
Representative	wudutai
Imperative	wuduri, wuduree
Conditional	wuduree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	wuduyabiyun, wuduyabiin, wuduibiyun, wuduibiin	wuduyabitan, wuduibitan	wuduyabiran, wuduibiran	wuduyabirantan, wuduibirantan
Polite	ATT	wuduyabiyuru, wuduyabiiru, wuduibiyuru, wuduibiiru	wuduyabitaru, wuduibitaru	wuduyabiran, wuduibiran	wuduyabirantan, wuduibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	wuduyumi, wuduimi	wudutii	wudurani	wudurantii

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). をぅどぅいん【踊いん】 : wuduin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, July 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7105/wuduin/.