Amami Ryukyuan
E566365
Amami Ryukyuan is a Japonic Ryukyuan language variety spoken in the Amami Islands of southwestern Japan, distinct from standard Japanese and considered endangered.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amami Ryukyuan canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japonic language
ⓘ
Ryukyuan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | dialect of Japanese by Japanese government ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Japanese language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus |
definitely endangered
ⓘ
severely endangered in some communities ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Amami dialects (in Japanese government classification)
ⓘ
Amami language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
carrier of Amami Islands oral traditions
ⓘ
used in local songs and folklore ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Koniya dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Amami dialects ⓘ Shodon dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Amami dialects ⓘ Yoron dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ postpositions ⓘ |
| hasISOStatus | covered by broader Ryukyuan classifications in ISO 639 ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinct vowel system from Standard Japanese
ⓘ
pitch accent ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Japanese script
ⓘ
kana ⓘ kanji ⓘ |
| isNotMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Standard Japanese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
most mainland Japanese dialects ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Japonic ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| partOf | Japonic language family ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | separate language by many linguists ⓘ |
| region |
Amami archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith |
Kunigami language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miyako language NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaeyama language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yonaguni language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Amami Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kagoshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Northern Ryukyuan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryukyuan language branch ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
assimilation policies
ⓘ
language shift to Japanese ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous inhabitants of Amami Islands ⓘ |
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