The story of Momotarō

Okinawa Shuri

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Satoshi Tonaki tells the story of Momotarō.

渡名喜聡	‘うーんかしぬ　はなし　やいびーしが ʔuːŋkaʃinu　hanaʃi　jaibiːʃiga "Once upon a time"

渡名喜聡	とぅくろー　わからんしが　‘うしゅめーとぅ　はーめーが　くらち　うてぃ. tukuroː　wakaraɴʃiga　ʔuʃumeːtu　haːmeːga　kuratʃi　ʼuti. "in a faraway land, there lived an old man and an old lady."

渡名喜聡	‘うしゅめーや　やまかい　たむん　とぅいが　はーめーや　かーらかい　ちん　‘あらいが　‘んじ ʔuʃumeːja　jamakai　tamuɴ　tuiga　haːmeːja　kaːrakai　tʃiɴ　ʔaraiga　ʔɴʒi "The man went to gather firewood, and when the lady was doing the laundry"

渡名喜聡	はーめーが　ちん　‘あらいる　ばす　かーらぬ　‘うぃーむてぃーから　まぎむむぬ　ぽとん　ぽとんし　ながりてぃ　っち haːmeːga　tʃiɴ　ʔarairu　basu　kaːranu　ʔwiːmutiːkara　magimumunu　potoɴ　potoɴʃi　nagariti　ttʃi "a large peach came flowing splish-splash down the river, and …"

渡名喜聡	はーめーや　‘うぬ　むむ　とぅめーてぃ haːmeːja　ʔunu　mumu　tumeːti "…the lady picked up the peach"

渡名喜聡	まーさぎさるん　‘うすめーとぅ　まじゅーんし　かみわるやるんでぃ　‘いち maːsagisaruɴ　ʔusumeːtu　maʒuːɴʃi　kamiwarujarundi　ʔitʃi "saying: 'I will eat it together with my husband.'"

渡名喜聡	‘いち　‘いっぺー　‘うっさし　やーんかい　むっち　けーてぃ. ʔippeː　ʔussaʃi　jaːŋkai　muttʃi　keːti. "overjoyed, she took it home, "

渡名喜聡	むもー　まるちゃぬ　‘うぃーんかい　‘うちきてぃ　‘うすめーとぅ　たいし　さかち　さかさんでぃ　さくとぅ mumoː　marutʃanu　ʔwiːŋkai　ʔutʃikiti　ʔusumeːtu　taiʃi　sakatʃi　sakasandi　sakutu "She put the peach on a cutting board, and when she was about to cut it together with the man,"

渡名喜聡	‘うぬ　むむぬ　わりてぃ　なーかから　‘うじらーさぎさる　いきがんぐゎぬ　‘うまりやびたん. ʔunu　mumunu　wariti　naːkakara　ʔuʒiraːsagisaru　ʼikigaŋgwanu　ʔumarijabitaɴ. "the peach split open, and a cute baby boy came out of it."

渡名喜聡	‘うしゅめーとぅ　はーめーや　‘いっぺー　‘うっさし ʔuʃumeːtu　haːmeːja　ʔippeː　ʔussaʃi "The man and the lady were overjoyed;"

渡名喜聡	なーや　ぬーんち　ちきゆがんでぃ　はーめーが　‘いちゃくとぅ naːja　nuːntʃi　tʃikijugandi　haːmeːga　ʔitʃakutu　 "the lady asked: 'What shall we name him?'"

渡名喜聡	むむから　‘うまりとーるむん　むむたるーんでぃち　ちきらな　んでぃ　‘うしゅめーが　‘やびたん. mumukara　ʔumaritoːrumuɴ　mumutaruːnditʃi　tʃikiranandi　ʔuʃumeːga　ʔjabitaɴ. "and the man said: 'He came out of a peach [momo], so why don't we name him ""Momotarō""?'"

渡名喜聡	むむたるーや　ちんてーてぃ　ふどぅ‘うぃーてぃ　ちからぬ　ちゅーさる　いー　いきが　ないびたん. mumutaruːja　tʃinteːti　huduʔwiːti　tʃikaranu　tʃuːsaru　ʼiː　ʼikiga　naibitaɴ. "Momotarō grew stout and large, and he became a fine, strong man."

渡名喜聡	‘うしゅめーとぅ　はーめーや　むむたるー　むむたるーんでぃ　‘いち ʔuʃumeːtu　haːmeːja　mumutaruː　mumutaruːndi　ʔitʃi "The man and the lady, saying: 'Momotarō, Momotarō!'"

渡名喜聡	‘いっぺー　かなさ　そーてーる　ぐとーいびーん. ʔippeː　kanasa　soːteːru　gutoːibiːɴ. "loved him greatly."