Uchinaaguchi
E664583
Uchinaaguchi is the indigenous Ryukyuan language traditionally spoken in Okinawa Island, distinct from standard Japanese in its vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uchinaaguchi canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ryukyuan language
ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Okinawan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okinawan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Kunigami language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus |
UNESCO endangered language
ⓘ
definitely endangered ⓘ |
| hasDialect | Shuri–Naha dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
distinct grammar from Standard Japanese ⓘ distinct phonology from Standard Japanese ⓘ distinct vocabulary from Standard Japanese ⓘ honorific forms ⓘ pitch accent system ⓘ subject–object–verb word order ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
politeness distinctions in verbs
ⓘ
topic marker particles ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
palatalized consonants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ryukyu Kingdom era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese language
ⓘ
Japanese language ⓘ Satsuma Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | has ISO 639-3 code 'ryu' ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Ryukyuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Japonic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName |
ウチナーグチ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
沖縄口 ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith | Standard Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | separate language from Japanese by many linguists ⓘ |
| region | Central Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationEffort |
promoted by local cultural organizations
ⓘ
taught in some Okinawan schools ⓘ used in community radio programs ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okinawa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardBasedOn | Shuri dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Northern Ryukyuan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Okinawan folk songs
ⓘ
Okinawan theater NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Okinawan performing arts ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Japanese kana
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.