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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 答え合わせ | 1 | 4.87 |
| 丸で | 1 | 2.60 |
| 以外 | 1 | 2.55 |
| 剔 | 1 | 2.60 |
| 薄ら | 1 | 4.39 |
| 端的に言う | 1 | 5.13 |
| 伎 | 1 | 4.21 |
| 仕事 | 1 | 2.50 |
| 暗黒 | 1 | 3.92 |
| ふふふ | 1 | 3.50 |
| 擦り寄る | 1 | 4.59 |
| 欲しい | 1 | 2.46 |
| だった | 1 | 1.58 |
| られる | 1 | 1.68 |
| ねぇ | 1 | 2.61 |
| 果たして | 1 | 3.43 |
| 問わず | 1 | 4.02 |
| でしょう | 1 | 2.49 |
| Ｙ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 用意 | 1 | 2.75 |
| ふざけ | 1 | 4.01 |
| 叫ぶ | 1 | 2.93 |
| 砕け | 1 | 3.75 |
| 理解 | 1 | 2.49 |
| 通じる | 1 | 3.42 |
| そっち | 1 | 3.10 |
| 男 | 1 | 2.13 |
| 褒める | 1 | 3.20 |
| 望ましい | 1 | 4.19 |
| 訪問 | 1 | 3.76 |
| 男言葉 | 1 | 5.78 |
| 哺 | 1 | 3.45 |
| お元気ですか | 1 | 5.43 |
| すっごい | 1 | 4.09 |
| せる | 1 | 2.17 |
| 参賀 | 1 | 2.47 |
| レベル | 1 | 2.66 |
| 娘 | 1 | 2.68 |
| 生まれる | 1 | 3.03 |
| 育てる | 1 | 3.68 |
| 堅 | 1 | 4.70 |
| 勘弁 | 1 | 3.65 |
| ない | 1 | 1.61 |
| 砂糖 | 1 | 3.74 |
| 紹介 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 極めて | 1 | 3.49 |
| じゃない | 1 | 2.26 |
| んな | 1 | 3.82 |
| 変わる | 1 | 2.75 |
| なので | 1 | 2.48 |
| スズ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 氷砂糖 | 1 | 5.52 |
| 闇 | 1 | 2.79 |
| 写真 | 1 | 3.57 |
| かい | 1 | 2.98 |
| 色々 | 1 | 2.52 |
| ペット | 1 | 4.06 |
| チッ | 1 | 3.92 |
| 知らず | 1 | 3.68 |
| からかう | 1 | 3.66 |
| 例 | 1 | 3.74 |
| 確か | 1 | 2.92 |
| 暴れん坊 | 1 | 5.14 |
| 有望 | 1 | 4.66 |
| 名ノリ | 1 | 5.22 |
| 切角 | 1 | 3.20 |
| ご免 | 1 | 3.00 |
| す | 1 | 3.13 |
| 一例 | 1 | 4.94 |
| 少量 | 1 | 4.22 |
| 無駄使い | 1 | 5.31 |
| 飴 | 1 | 4.14 |
| 使い | 1 | 2.99 |
| いきなり | 1 | 2.95 |
| 瑞々しい | 1 | 4.55 |
| 黒紫色 | 1 | 5.53 |
| 珍獣 | 1 | 4.63 |
| 課題 | 1 | 3.83 |
| 一体 | 1 | 2.67 |
| 再起不能 | 1 | 4.84 |
| 痛い | 1 | 3.09 |
| 相手 | 1 | 2.18 |
| 鱗 | 1 | 3.40 |
| 大変 | 1 | 2.84 |
| なんか | 1 | 2.48 |
| 完璧 | 1 | 3.31 |
| 真似し | 1 | 4.46 |
| アフタ | 1 | 7.42 |
| 張り倒す | 1 | 5.14 |
| 酷い | 1 | 3.02 |
| 予感 | 1 | 3.35 |
| 点者 | 1 | 3.84 |
| 呼びかける | 1 | 3.91 |
| 特に | 1 | 2.62 |
| 不 | 1 | 2.72 |
| なんくるない | 1 | 6.02 |
| 八〇〇 | 1 | 4.24 |
| 性根 | 1 | 4.46 |
| 中学生 | 1 | 4.11 |
| 早 | 1 | 3.69 |
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