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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.