What is this? How should I read? Mysterious language- Okinawa-ben!!

Okinawa-ben

When I went into restaurant in Okinawa, I found some Okinawa words.

I did not understand what it was, so I want to introduce some Okinawa dialect.

I often saw “so-ki”.

It is meat with rib.

“So-ki soba” is noodle with meat with rib.

And “rafute-“ means “ stewed pork”.

“Gurukun” is a fish.

And I often heard “Uchina-“,

“Uminchu”, “Menso-re” also.

Uchina- means Okinawa.

Uminch means fisherman.

Menso-re means welcome.





http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/gourmet/spot/g_a752600/

http://f.hatena.ne.jp/torn0501/20090306115025