Concept information
Preferred term
ryuCentral Okinawan
Type
-
Language
Definition
- - Central Okinawan, or simply Okinawan (沖縄口 Uchinaaguchi ), is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller peripheral islands. Central Okinawan distinguishes itself from the speech of Northern Okinawa, which is classified independently as the Kunigami language. Both languages have been designated as endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger since its launch in February 2009.
Entry terms
- Okinawan, Central
- Okinawan language
ISO 639-3 code
- ryu
Notation
- ryu
In other languages
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Okinawaïen
French
-
Portuguese
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Idioma okinawense
Spanish
URI
http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ryu
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