Yaeyama language
The Yaeyama language is a Southern Ryukyuan language spoken in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
| Yaeyama language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Yaeyama Islands |
| Ethnicity | Ryukyuan (Yaeyama) |
| Language family | Japonic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rys |
Origins
The Yaeyama language is one of the six Ryukyuan languages, which are a group of languages spoken in the Ryūkyū Islands of Japan. The Ryukyuan languages, along with Japanese, form the Japonic language family.[1]
Status
The Japanese government does not consider Yaeyama to be its own language, labeling it as a Japanese dialect instead.[2] Most linguists and UNESCO on the other hand do consider Yaeyama to be a language.[2]
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Did you know Yaeyama is endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Japan : Ryukyuans (Okinawans)". Refworld. Retrieved 2020-01-24.