This word means 'is not' or 'are not'. It is like saying 'janai' in standard Japanese. You use it to say something is not true.
Noun + あらんPrimary
な-Adjective + あらん
い-Adjective [stem] + さ + あらん
This word means 'is not' or 'are not'. It is like saying 'janai' in standard Japanese. You use it to say something is not true.
わんは学生あらん。社会人やいびーん。
I am not a student. I am a working adult.
この料理は、あんまり上手あらんさー。
This dish isn't very good, you know.
ちぬーは、いい天気あらんたんねー。
Yesterday wasn't good weather, was it.
沖縄の冬は、あんまり寒さあらんよ。
Okinawa's winter isn't very cold.
わんはうちなーんちゅあらんくとぅ、まだ分からんくとぅが多いさー。
Because I'm not Okinawan, there are still many things I don't understand.
This word is a basic part of the Okinawan language. It means 'is not' or 'are not'. People use it often. It works for nouns and describing words. You will hear it in many everyday talks.
This is like saying "is not" in English. It is the opposite of "is." In Okinawan, "is" can be "yan" or "yaibiin." So, "is not" is "aran." In standard Japanese, this is "dewa nai" or "ja nai."
Don't use this when you want to say something like "it's not tall." This form is not used for simple negatives.
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