What grammatical strucure is behind 唱えにゃならん and what does it mean?


In the sentance below, what is the grammar behind 唱えにゃならん?

> これ小僧や、お前は、いずれはわしの代りにお寺でお経を **唱えにゃならん** のだぞ。

(I thought it was _verb stem+にはならない_ with sound changes but I coudn't find
such gramatical structure)




> 「にゃ」

is a colloquial pronunciation of both:

> 「ねば」 and 「には」

which means you must decide which one it is from the context.

In the phrase:

> 「唱{とな}えにゃならん」

「にゃ」 is short for 「ねば」. (Grammatically, you cannot say 「唱えには」 in the first
place.)

So, the dictionary form of 「唱えにゃならん」 is 「唱えねばならない」, which means the same as
「唱えなければならない」= " ** _must chant the sutra_** " .

> " ** _Listen, boy, you are going to have to chant the sutra instead of me at
> the temple one day_**."




> 「にゃ」

is a colloquial pronunciation of both:

> 「ねば」 and 「には」

which means you must decide which one it is from the context.

In the phrase:

> 「唱{とな}えにゃならん」

「にゃ」 is short for 「ねば」. (Grammatically, you cannot say 「唱えには」 in the first
place.)

So, the dictionary form of 「唱えにゃならん」 is 「唱えねばならない」, which means the same as
「唱えなければならない」= " ** _must chant the sutra_** " .

> " ** _Listen, boy, you are going to have to chant the sutra instead of me at
> the temple one day_**."

