This is a polite ending for verbs in Okinawan. It is like saying "-masu" in Japanese. It makes your words sound polite.
Verb [stem] + びーんPrimary
This is a polite ending for verbs in Okinawan. It is like saying "-masu" in Japanese. It makes your words sound polite.
今日はエイサーを見に行ちびーん。
Today I am going to watch the Eisa dance.
ちぬー、まちやーで新しい三線を買ちびーたん。
Yesterday, I bought a new sanshin at the market.
わんはまだうちなーすばを食みびらん。
I have not eaten Okinawa soba yet.
これから会議を始めびーん。
We will now begin the meeting.
海に行ちびーんし、泳じびーん。
I will go to the sea, and I will swim.
This form is polite. It is like saying 'I do' or 'you are' nicely. You use it with people you don't know well. You also use it with older people. It is good for talking in shops. It is not super formal speech.
This is like saying "-masu" in standard Japanese. It makes verbs polite. The casual form is "-n". The polite negative is "-biran". The past tense is "-tan". The past negative is "-rantan".
Don't use this when you talk about adjectives. For example, you can't say "beautiful-biin". You can only use it with verbs.
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