Shuri dialect
E600640
The Shuri dialect is a prestigious variety of the Okinawan language historically associated with the royal court and cultural center of Shuri in the Ryukyu Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shuri dialect canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ryukyuan language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ variety of the Okinawan language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ryukyu Kingdom royal court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shuri Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Naha dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
standard for traditional Ryukyuan performing arts
ⓘ
symbol of Ryukyuan identity ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Kunigami language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miyako language NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaeyama language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yonaguni language ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| glottologCode | okin1245 (for Okinawan language as a whole) ⓘ |
| grammarFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Shuri Okinawan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shuri Ryukyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Shuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese loanwords
ⓘ
Classical Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | ryu (for Okinawan language as a whole) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Japonic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryukyuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lexiconFeature |
basic vocabulary not mutually intelligible with Japanese
ⓘ
large number of Sino-Ryukyuan loanwords ⓘ |
| partOf | Okinawan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologyFeature | pitch accent system distinct from Standard Japanese ⓘ |
| region |
Okinawa Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalization | subject of language preservation efforts ⓘ |
| status | prestigious dialect ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Northern Ryukyuan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okinawan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryukyuan language ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | language shift to Japanese ⓘ |
| timePeriod | used as prestige variety during Ryukyu Kingdom era ⓘ |
| usedBy | older generations in Okinawa ⓘ |
| usedIn |
classical Ryukyuan literature
ⓘ
court poetry ⓘ official documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ royal court of the Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Kana
ⓘ
Kanji ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.