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須方三城 People from Okinawa frequently make statements that, taken literally, mean "I will take your life," but they don't actually intend to kill anyone. "Shinasu" (死なす) has a nuance more like "I'll beat you up," and "Shineyo yaa" (死ねよやー) means something like "Get your act together." "Takkuru sarindo" (たっくるさりんど) is reported in the media as "I'll kill you," but in most cases it means "I won't actually kill you, but I'll beat you so badly you'll be begging me to put you out of your misery." So even if someone says "Takkuru su!" (たっくるす!) and comes at you swinging, they won't actually kill you. They'll just punch you with the intent to hurt. ※Note※ First and foremost, this work is a "comedy piece." The dialect explanations in this work are not based on thorough research, but rather dialect knowledge the author has naturally picked up from living normally in Okinawa—in other words, they have a strong regional slang flavor. Please enjoy this with the understanding that it's half-joking and about ninety percent humor.
Statistics
Word List (667 words)
| Word | Frequency | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| あら | 1 | 3.12 |
| マスコット | 1 | 4.73 |
| でも無い | 1 | 4.13 |
| 汚す | 1 | 4.07 |
| 当たる | 1 | 3.06 |
| 容姿 | 1 | 3.46 |
| 色んな | 1 | 3.36 |
| 訪問者 | 1 | 4.82 |
| 大変 | 1 | 2.84 |
| 快速 | 1 | 5.27 |
| 予感 | 1 | 3.35 |
| ちょ | 1 | 3.41 |
| 教示 | 1 | 5.10 |
| 性根 | 1 | 4.46 |
| 琉球 | 1 | 5.20 |
| 怒らせる | 1 | 4.47 |
| 北 | 1 | 1.89 |
| ダーティ | 1 | 6.16 |
| Ｙ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 顕著 | 1 | 4.36 |
| お願い | 1 | 2.92 |
| ワンセット | 1 | 5.35 |
| 鱗 | 1 | 3.40 |
| しれっと | 1 | 4.34 |
| 学ぶ | 1 | 3.35 |
| 回し | 1 | 3.38 |
| 受け取る | 1 | 3.03 |
| 全て | 1 | 2.32 |
| 直球 | 1 | 4.57 |
| 殊に | 1 | 2.16 |
| んな | 1 | 3.82 |
| 欲しい | 1 | 2.46 |
| マイナー | 1 | 4.77 |
| 板 | 1 | 1.29 |
| をして | 1 | 2.06 |
| せる | 1 | 2.17 |
| やーい | 1 | 5.41 |
| クレーム | 1 | 4.78 |
| 確か | 1 | 2.92 |
| 差 | 1 | 3.06 |
| 地域 | 1 | 3.52 |
| それとも | 1 | 3.02 |
| 猪口才 | 1 | 5.82 |
| 如何 | 1 | 3.47 |
| でしょう | 1 | 2.49 |
| やしない | 1 | 4.85 |
| 実践 | 1 | 4.05 |
| お元気ですか | 1 | 5.43 |
| 犬 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 以外 | 1 | 2.55 |
| 市内 | 1 | 2.23 |
| の様に | 1 | 2.34 |
| どう言う | 1 | 4.53 |
| 最愛 | 1 | 4.24 |
| なるようになる | 1 | 5.25 |
| 育てる | 1 | 3.68 |
| ○ | 1 | 3.50 |
| よう | 1 | 2.31 |
| かや | 1 | 4.88 |
| 薩摩 | 1 | 4.89 |
| シンプル | 1 | 3.78 |
| こそ | 1 | 2.75 |
| 語る | 1 | 3.02 |
| 場面 | 1 | 3.55 |
| ながら | 1 | 1.91 |
| 添い遂げる | 1 | 4.93 |
| 駄目 | 1 | 2.86 |
| 例え | 1 | 3.46 |
| 洗う | 1 | 3.53 |
| 使い | 1 | 2.99 |
| それは | 1 | 1.95 |
| 切れる | 1 | 3.26 |
| 楽しい | 1 | 2.76 |
| 痛い | 1 | 3.09 |
| ので | 1 | 1.80 |
| サトウキビ | 1 | 4.92 |
| 事がある | 1 | 2.89 |
| 生まれる | 1 | 3.03 |
| 菓子 | 1 | 3.59 |
| 先ずは | 1 | 2.86 |
| ダメ | 1 | 2.93 |
| レベル | 1 | 2.66 |
| どんどん | 1 | 3.33 |
| 闇 | 1 | 2.79 |
| 真似し | 1 | 4.46 |
| 珍貴 | 1 | 7.42 |
| 天ぷら | 1 | 4.48 |
| 大 | 1 | 2.53 |
| 頑張って | 1 | 3.11 |
| 早 | 1 | 3.69 |
| 何とやら | 1 | 4.92 |
| 藩 | 1 | 4.00 |
| 明確 | 1 | 3.49 |
| 無駄使い | 1 | 5.31 |
| 堅 | 1 | 4.70 |
| 現役 | 1 | 4.17 |
| 問わず | 1 | 4.02 |
| 覚え | 1 | 2.76 |
| 黒糖 | 1 | 5.07 |
| あんなに | 1 | 3.52 |
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