Miyako people

E563813

The Miyako people are an indigenous Ryukyuan ethnic group from Japan’s Miyako Islands, with their own distinct Miyako language and cultural traditions separate from mainland Japanese society.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Miyako Islanders 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ryukyuan people
indigenous people
autonym Myaahk NERFINISHED
Myaaku NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalIssue assimilation pressure
language shift to Japanese
culturalPractice harvest festivals
ritual songs
sacred dances
ethnolinguisticGroupOf Miyako Islands NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRevitalizationEfforts language preservation programs
traditional arts promotion
hasDistinctCultureFrom Yamato Japanese NERFINISHED
hasDistinctLanguageFrom Japanese language
historicalEvent annexation by Japan in 19th century
historicalStatus subjects of Ryukyu Kingdom
language Miyako language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Japonic languages
Ryukyuan languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus endangered
locatedIn Miyako Islands NERFINISHED
Okinawa Prefecture
Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Japan
partOf Ryukyuan peoples NERFINISHED
region Ikema Island NERFINISHED
Irabu Island NERFINISHED
Kurima Island NERFINISHED
Miyako-jima NERFINISHED
Shimoji Island NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Amami people NERFINISHED
Okinawan people NERFINISHED
Yaeyama people NERFINISHED
Yonaguni people NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Ryukyuan religion NERFINISHED
Shinto
traditionalBelief ancestor worship
nature worship
traditionalClothing Ryukyuan-style garments
traditionalEconomy agriculture
fishing
sugarcane cultivation
traditionalInstrument sanshin
traditionalMusic folk songs
UNESCOStatus definitely endangered language community

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Uchinanchu relatedTo Miyako people
Miyakoan usedBy Miyako people
this entity surface form: Miyako Islanders