JAWing On – Life on Okinawa

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – farmer

Japanese – hyakushyou (??????)

Hogen – haru saa (?????)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – pillar

Japanese – hashira (???)

Hogen – haaya (???)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – cat

Japanese – neko (??)

Hogen – mayaa?(???)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – residence (private or personal living area)

Japanese – yashiki (???)

Hogen – yashyichyi (?????)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – butterfly

Japanese – chou (???)
[Slang often used for children: chouchou (??????)]

Hogen – haberu?(????)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – teapot

Japanese – dobin (???)
tiipotto (??????)

Hogen – chuukaa (?????)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – woman

Japanese – onna (?)

Hogen – inagu (???)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – man

Japanese – otoko (?)

Hogen – ikiga (???)

Weekly Hogen (Okinawan Dialect) :

English – gecko

Japanese – yamori (???)

Hogen – yaaduu (?????)