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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ｙ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 見 | 1 | 1.96 |
| 逞しい | 1 | 3.99 |
| 大 | 1 | 2.53 |
| 全然 | 1 | 3.10 |
| 何やら | 1 | 3.19 |
| シンプル | 1 | 3.78 |
| 薩摩 | 1 | 4.89 |
| 実体験 | 1 | 4.81 |
| 笑 | 1 | 3.83 |
| 痛い | 1 | 3.09 |
| 激励 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 黒糖 | 1 | 5.07 |
| イメージ | 1 | 3.19 |
| 望ましい | 1 | 4.19 |
| タイミング | 1 | 3.16 |
| 明確 | 1 | 3.49 |
| 例え | 1 | 3.46 |
| 出切る | 1 | 2.24 |
| 理解 | 1 | 2.49 |
| 撃つ | 1 | 3.27 |
| こう言う | 1 | 2.87 |
| 娘 | 1 | 2.68 |
| 例 | 1 | 3.74 |
| お宅 | 1 | 4.73 |
| 洗う | 1 | 3.53 |
| 指 | 1 | 2.96 |
| 転じて | 1 | 4.80 |
| 未だ | 1 | 2.14 |
| 早め | 1 | 3.69 |
| どう言う | 1 | 4.53 |
| 世の中 | 1 | 3.66 |
| 思う | 1 | 1.61 |
| 覇 | 1 | 4.51 |
| 珍貴 | 1 | 7.42 |
| 交ず | 1 | 2.82 |
| Ｆ | 1 | 4.12 |
| でしょう | 1 | 2.49 |
| 押さえ | 1 | 3.44 |
| しまった | 1 | 2.19 |
| 哺 | 1 | 3.45 |
| 北 | 1 | 1.89 |
| ビックリ | 1 | 4.14 |
| ない | 1 | 1.61 |
| はいはい | 1 | 3.62 |
| お菓子 | 1 | 3.35 |
| ぜ | 1 | 2.66 |
| シャイ | 1 | 4.73 |
| 詰まり | 1 | 2.59 |
| 剔 | 1 | 2.60 |
| 教示 | 1 | 5.10 |
| そして | 1 | 1.87 |
| でる | 1 | 2.96 |
| 藩 | 1 | 4.00 |
| ＯＫ | 1 | 4.23 |
| こそ | 1 | 2.75 |
| んな | 1 | 3.82 |
| 名ノリ | 1 | 5.22 |
| 事がある | 1 | 2.89 |
| 先ずは | 1 | 2.86 |
| 犬 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 中型 | 1 | 4.37 |
| 所存 | 1 | 4.47 |
| 琉球 | 1 | 5.20 |
| 合法 | 1 | 4.78 |
| なんてこと | 1 | 3.56 |
| 遠く | 1 | 3.08 |
| 照れる | 1 | 3.93 |
| 飴 | 1 | 4.14 |
| 仕留める | 1 | 3.40 |
| 殺意 | 1 | 3.71 |
| またしても | 1 | 3.96 |
| 中年 | 1 | 3.85 |
| 倭 | 1 | 3.94 |
| 終わる | 1 | 2.44 |
| 苛め | 1 | 3.87 |
| 一体 | 1 | 2.67 |
| 抔 | 1 | 2.04 |
| とく | 1 | 3.39 |
| 程がある | 1 | 4.11 |
| 相手 | 1 | 2.18 |
| ます | 1 | 2.81 |
| ですら | 1 | 3.29 |
| 氷砂糖 | 1 | 5.52 |
| 境界線 | 1 | 4.41 |
| 低位 | 1 | 2.98 |
| なるようになる | 1 | 5.25 |
| のか | 1 | 1.74 |
| 教えを乞う | 1 | 5.23 |
| 変わる | 1 | 2.75 |
| のみ | 1 | 3.02 |
| 年配 | 1 | 4.40 |
| チッ | 1 | 3.92 |
| おこし | 1 | 4.92 |
| 薄汚い | 1 | 4.54 |
| 色んな | 1 | 3.36 |
| 時々 | 1 | 3.53 |
| かな | 1 | 2.42 |
| ○○ | 1 | 4.25 |
| ふふふ | 1 | 3.50 |
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