-으니게

Korean

Etymology

Related to dialectal ㄴ께 (-nkke).

Suffix

으니게 • (-eunige)

1. (Northern Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong) Alternative form of 으니까 (-eunikka, “since, because, as”).

   Synonym: (Standard Korean) 으니까 (-eunikka)

   • 2009 March 7, 박희목 [bakhuimok], “명정이 날아간 자리에 쓴 정몽주의 묘 [myeongjeong'i naragan jarie sseun jeongmongjuui myo]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 전라북도 장수군 계북면 [jeollabukdo jangsugun gyebungmyeon]:

     인제 올라고 생여를 들으니게 생여가 떨어지들 안햐.

     Inje ollago saeng'yeo-reul deureunige saeng'yeo-ga tteoreojideul anhya.

     As they held the bier they intended to come [to the funeral], but the bier didn't fall [during the journey].