Yonaguni people
E924481
The Yonaguni people are an indigenous Ryukyuan ethnic group native to Japan’s westernmost Yonaguni Island, known for their distinct culture, traditions, and identity separate from mainland Japanese.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yonaguni Island | 0 |
| Yonaguni language | 0 |
| Yonaguni culture | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ryukyuan ethnic group
ⓘ
Ryukyuan language ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ island ⓘ |
| affectedByPolicy | Japanization policies ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Yonaguni Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMinorityIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingIssue |
cultural assimilation
ⓘ
language endangerment ⓘ |
| hasDistinctCulture | true ⓘ |
| hasDistinctIdentityFrom | Yamato Japanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistinctTraditions | true ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Dunan-chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndonymLanguage | Yonaguni language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Yonaguni-jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIsland | Yonaguni Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Yonaguni language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Ryukyuan religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDance | Ryukyuan dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalMusic | Ryukyuan music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf | Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWesternmostPointOf | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Japonic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yaeyama Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Okinawa Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Yaeyama Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yonaguni Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ryukyuan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousBy | scholars of Ryukyuan studies ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Amami people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miyako people NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawans NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaeyama people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| traditionalHousingType | Ryukyuan-style houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ livestock raising ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Japanese language ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Japanese writing system ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yonaguni culture