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Okinawan (沖縄口, ウチナーグチ, Uchināguchi, [ʔut͡ɕinaːɡut͡ɕi]), or more precisely Central Okinawan, 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. [3]
Circa 2007, in Okinawa, people under the age of 40 have little proficiency in the native Okinawan language. [13] A new mixed language, based on Japanese and Okinawan, has developed, known as "Okinawan Japanese". Although it has been largely ignored by linguists and language activists, this is the language of choice among the younger generation ...
The Northern Ryukyuan languages, also known as the Amami–Okinawan languages, are a group of languages spoken in the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture and the Okinawa Islands, Okinawa Prefecture of southwestern Japan. It is one of two primary branches of the Ryukyuan languages, which are then part of the Japonic languages. The subdivisions ...
Tinsagu nu Hana (てぃんさぐぬ花), also Chinsagu nu Hana (ちんさぐぬ花), is an Okinawan song about traditional Ryukyuan values such as filial piety and other Confucian teachings in the Okinawan language. [1] [2] Tinsagu nu Hana sheet music for Sanshin
An example of traditional Okinawan writing circa 1471. Okinawan, spoken in Okinawa Island, was once the official language of the Ryukyu Kingdom.At the time, documents were written in kanji and hiragana, derived from Japan.
The Ryukyu Kingdom (1372–1879) on Okinawa Island used various writing conventions, all of which were markedly different from spoken registers. A unique feature of Ryūkyū's writing conventions is that in the Old Ryūkyū period (?–1609), it developed a predominantly kana writing convention that was based on sōrō-style Written Japanese but exhibited heavy Okinawan influence.
The Omoro Sōshi (おもろさうし, Okinawan: Umuru U-Sōshi, [1] Northern Ryukyuan: おもろおさうし Omoro O-Saushi) is a compilation of ancient poems and songs from Okinawa and the Amami Islands, collected into 22 volumes and written primarily in hiragana with some simple kanji. There are 1,553 poems in the collection, but many are ...
Byron Fija (Okinawan: 比嘉 光龍, Fija Bairon; born 1 September 1969 in Naha) is an Okinawan linguist who practices Okinawan language and activist.. He is a radio and TV personality well known in his homeland Okinawa as a knowledgeable scholar, teacher and skilled practitioner of the endangered Okinawan languages.