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Northern Ryukyuan language
Okinawan (沖縄口, ウチナーグチ, Uchinaaguchi, [ʔut͡ɕinaːɡut͡ɕi]), or more precisely Central Okinawan, is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern
Okinawan_language
Regional variant of the Japanese language
Okinawan Japanese (ウチナーヤマトゥグチ, 沖縄大和口, Uchinaa Yamatu-guchi) is the Japanese language as spoken by the people of Okinawa Islands. The name Uchinaa Yamatu-guchi
Okinawan_Japanese
Branch of the Ryukyuan language family
The Northern Ryukyuan languages, also known as the Amami–Okinawan languages, are a group of languages spoken in the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture
Northern_Ryukyuan_languages
Subfamily of the Japonic languages
these languages remain, but language shift toward the use of Standard Japanese and dialects like Okinawan Japanese has resulted in these languages becoming
Ryukyuan_languages
Okinawan names (Okinawan: 名/なー, nā) today have only two components, the family names (surnames or last names) first and the given names last. Okinawan
Okinawan_name
Orthography of the Okinawan language
Okinawan is a Japonic language spoken on Okinawa Island. Okinawan-language documents of the Ryukyu Kingdom were written in kanji and hiragana, derived
Okinawan_scripts
Ryukyuan language spoken in Japan
distinct language more closely related to Okinawan than it is to northern Ōshima. As Amami does not have recognition within Japan as a language, it is officially
Amami_Ōshima_language
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Okinawa Island Okinawa Islands Okinawa Prefecture Okinawan language, an endangered language spoken by the people of Okinawa Island Okinawa (disambiguation)
Okinawan
Northern Ryukyuan language
Kunigami, also known as Northern Okinawan or Yanbaru (山原言葉, ヤンバルクトゥーバ, Yanbaru Kutūba) is a Ryukyuan language of northern Okinawa Island in Kunigami District
Kunigami_language
Ethnic group indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands
more). In the Okinawan language, it is pronounced Ruuchuu. However, it is an exonym rather than a self-designation. In the indigenous language of the main
Ryukyuans
Okinawan-language educator (born 1969)
(Okinawan: 比嘉 光龍, romanized: Fija Bairon; born 1 September 1969 in Naha) is an Okinawan-language educator and promoter. He hosts an Okinawan-language radio
Byron_Fija
Largest of the Okinawa Islands in Japan
Okinawa Island (Japanese: 沖縄島, Hepburn: Okinawa-jima; Okinawan: 沖縄 / うちなー, romanized: Uchinā; Kunigami: ふちなー, romanized: Fuchináa), also known as Okinawa
Okinawa_Island
Thin round cake made of eggs, milk, and flour
with leeks", and is sometimes called "Okinawan style okonomiyaki". The name means "fry flat" in the Okinawan language. People cook it at home, so there are
Pancake
Independence movement in Japan
mother is from Okinawa, describes the uniqueness of Okinawan culture, including the Okinawan language. He favors federalism in Japan but not independence
Ryukyu_independence_movement
Southern Ryukyuan language
compared to the Japanese kokugo, or Japanese national language, other Ryukyuan languages such as Okinawan and Amami have also been referred to as dialects
Yaeyama_language
Weapons systems of Okinawan martial arts
Okinawan kobudō (沖縄古武道), literally "old martial way of Okinawa", is the weapon systems of Okinawan martial arts. Okinawan kobudō is a Japanese term that
Okinawan_kobudō
Ryukyuan gusuku castle in Naha, Okinawa
Shuri Castle (Japanese: 首里城, Hepburn: Shuri-jō; Okinawan: Sui Gusuku) is a Ryukyuan gusuku castle in the historic Shuri district of Naha, the capital of
Shuri_Castle
Island kingdom in East Asia (1429–1879)
Ming dynasty China, begun by Chūzan in 1372, and enjoyed by the three Okinawan kingdoms which followed it. China provided ships for Ryukyu's maritime
Ryukyu_Kingdom
Prefecture of Japan
(Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken; pronounced [o.kʲi.na.wa(ꜜ.keɴ)]; Okinawan: ウチナーチン, romanized: Uchinaachin) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture
Okinawa_Prefecture
Indigenous Ryukyuan belief system
out of this world and into the afterlife.[citation needed] In the Okinawan language, shiji means the ability to sense, communicate with, and direct the
Ryukyuan_religion
Dress shirt style from Okinawa, Japan
Government of Japan. Kariyushi means "harmony" or "happiness" in Central Okinawan language. In 1970, the Okinawa Tourism Association started selling aloha shirts
Kariyushi_shirt
Okinawan kobudō weapon
The tonfa (Okinawan: トンファー tonfā, Japanese: 旋棍; rōmaji: senkon Chinese: 柺; pinyin: guǎi lit. old man's staff / "crutch", also spelled as tongfa or tuifa
Tonfa
Okinawan stir fry dish
Chanpurū (Okinawan: チャンプルー) is an Okinawan stir fry dish. It is considered the representative dish of Okinawan cuisine. It generally consists of tofu combined
Chanpurū
Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan
amongst Japanese people: chura means "beautiful" or "graceful" in the Okinawan language, and umi means "ocean" in Japanese. It is a member of the Japanese
Okinawa_Churaumi_Aquarium
Areas historically influenced by Chinese culture
Ryukyuan people (Okinawans). Okinawa has traditionally observed the Lunar New Year because of heavy Chinese influence in its past. Okinawans still celebrate
Sinosphere
Name list
Japanese given name, as well as a Māori name, Ryukyuan surname. In the Okinawan language, Tamaki is read as Tamagusuku, Tamagushiku or Tamashiro. Notable people
Tamaki_(name)
Soy-based food used as a protein source
fermented tofu is called tōfuyō (豆腐餻). It is made from Shima-dōfu (an Okinawan variety of large and firm tofu). It is fermented and matured with koji
Tofu
Type of soft confectionery made of pounded glutinous rice
rice and eaten in Okinawa Prefecture. Mūchī means "rice cake" in the Okinawan language, sometimes called kāsā-mūchī from the fact that it is wrapped in the
Muchi
Japanese derogatory term for Okinawan women who date American men
derogatory connotation was a result of a misunderstanding of the Okinawan language. In her book Asian Mystique, author Sheridan Prasso explained the
Amejo
Ethnic group
Okinawans in Hawaii (Okinawan: ハワイ沖縄人, romanized: Hawai uchinānchu) number between 45,000 and 50,000 people, or 3% of the U.S. state's total population
Okinawans_in_Hawaii
Any of 24 moments in traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars
longitude Chinese name Korean name Vietnamese name Japanese name Ryukyuan (Okinawan) name English name (Hong Kong Observatory) English name (CCTV) Gregorian
Solar_term
Japanese prefectural flag
The flag of Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県旗, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken ki; Okinawan: Uchinaachin hata) is a white field charged in the center with the prefectural
Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture
Sound made by stopping airflow in the glottis
or glottal plosive is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely
Glottal_stop
International use of Literary Chinese
three old monks. During their encounter, due to them not sharing a common language, they held a "silent conversation" by writing Chinese characters on the
Brushtalk
Okinawan folkloric figures
one is the 'gajumaru' or banyan tree. Their name, derived from the Okinawan language, translates to "child of the tree" or "tree ghost". They are often
Kijimuna
Capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Naha (Japanese: 那覇市, Hepburn: Naha-shi; Japanese: [naꜜ.ha, na.haꜜ.ɕi]; Okinawan: Naafa or Nafa) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost
Naha
Traditional Ryukyuans pottery
Ryukyuan pottery (Okinawan: 焼物, romanized: yachimun, Japanese: 琉球焼, romanized: Ryūkyū-yaki) include earthenware and stoneware items that are traditionally
Ryukyuan_pottery
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Protected appointments system for hereditary privileges in Asia
Protected_appointments_system_for_hereditary_privileges_in_Asia
Character of the Japanese writing system
ァ) are used to express sounds foreign to the Japanese language, such as ファ (fa). In some Okinawan writing systems, a small ぁ is also combined with the
A_(kana)
Species of plant in the gourd family
gōyā (ゴーヤー) in Okinawan, and nigauri (苦瓜) in Japanese (although the Okinawan word gōyā is also used), is a significant ingredient in Okinawan cuisine, and
Momordica_charantia
Character of the Japanese writing system
Japanese but still exist in the Ryukyuan languages. A few loanwords such as shīkwāsā (シークヮーサー; from Okinawan language) and Musica Antiqua Köln (ムジカ・アンティクヮ・ケルン
Wa_(kana)
Japanese rice and vegetable soup
flavored with soy sauce. In Okinawan cuisine, zōsui include jūshī. Jūshī (Okinawan: ジューシー), originally jūshīmē (Okinawan: ジューシーメー)) is considered to be
Zosui
Species of plant
Zanthoxylum piperitum. Sichuan pepper Z. beecheyanum – iwa-zanshō, hire-zanshō; Okinawan dialect: sensuru-gii Z. schinifolium – inu-zanshō Z. armatum var. subtrifoliatum
Zanthoxylum_piperitum
Species of grapevine
rarely jinishiki (地錦; じにしき;ジニシキ). In Okinawan, the vine is called cita (蔦; つぃた), while in the Taiwanese indigenous language Paiwan it is tiyaroromao. Boston
Parthenocissus_tricuspidata
a flag of Ryukyu or Ryukyuan flag (Japanese: 琉球旗, Hepburn: Ryūkyū ki; Okinawan: Rūchū hata) to represent the Ryukyuan people, the Ryukyu Islands, or the
Flag_of_Ryukyu
Type of tofu
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Shima_tofu
Ryukyuan bureaucrat (1558–1623)
Ikegusuku Ueekata Anrai (池城 親方 安頼; 1558 – 1 February 1623), also known by his Chinese style name Mō Hōgi (毛 鳳儀), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Ikegusuku_Anrai
Theme park in Onna, Okinawa, Japan
also hosts regular musical performances, showcasing taiko eisa dances, Okinawan folk songs, and sanshin music. Visitors may rent traditional Ryukyuan clothing
Ryukyu_Mura
Cooked ear of pig for human consumption
horseradish and fresh vegetables or pickles. In Okinawan cuisine, the pig's ear is called mimigā (Okinawan: ミミガー). It is prepared by boiling or pickling
Pig's_ear_as_food
Okinawan martial arts refers to the martial arts, such as karate, tegumi and kobudō, which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island. Due
Okinawan_martial_arts
Okinawan folk song
"Tōshin Dōi" or "Tooshin Dooi" (Okinawan: 唐船ドーイ, lit. 'A Tang [Chinese] ship is coming') is an Okinawan folk song. It is a popular eisa song and is typically
Tōshin_Dōi
Fictional character from Final Fantasy series
said that her name means "night" in the Okinawan language, which contrasts with Tidus's name, which is Okinawan for "sun". For X-2, the game's staff wanted
Yuna_(Final_Fantasy)
Government body of the Ryūkyū Kingdom
The Sanshikan (三司官 sanshikwan), or Council of Three, was a government body of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, which originally developed out of a council of regents
Sanshikan
Surname list
Chatan (Okinawan: 北谷) is an ancient Okinawan surname and this surname is read Kitatani in Japanese nowadays. Notable people with the surname include: Chatan
Chatan_(surname)
Japanese syllabary
but this usage is considered non-standard in Japanese. However, the Okinawan language uses chōonpu with hiragana. In informal writing, small versions of
Hiragana
Beginning of a year in a lunar calendar
Japanese New Year (Japanese: 正月 Shōgatsu) (before 1873) Ryukyu New Year (Okinawan:正月 sōgwachi) Korean New Year (Korean: 설날; RR: Seollal) Vietnamese New Year
Lunar_New_Year
Consonantal sound
sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this
Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate
Voiceless_alveolo-palatal_affricate
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɸ⟩ in IPA
bilabial fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this
Voiceless_bilabial_fricative
Punitive device formerly used in schools
Peace message was translated into the Okinawan language from the perspective of the similarities between the Okinawan dialect cards and the Welsh Not. The
Welsh_Not
Traditional Okinawan song
(ちんさぐぬ花), is an Okinawan song about traditional Ryukyuan values such as filial piety and other Confucian teachings in the Okinawan language. The title of
Tinsagu_nu_Hana
Japanese novelist and playwright (1925–2020)
the Okinawan language) and distinctive rhythms to construct a fluid, hybrid cultural identity. His writings have been noted for making Okinawan culture
Tatsuhiro_Ōshiro
Rape of a Japanese girl by US servicemen
Camp Hansen in Okinawa Island, rented a van and kidnapped a 12-year-old Okinawan girl. Gill beat her, after the other two duct-taped her eyes and mouth
1995_Okinawa_rape_incident
Last King of Ryukyu
Ryukyuans (Okinawans)". Refworld. Retrieved 10 April 2025. "Shō Tai." Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History")
Shō_Tai
Major 1945 battle of the Pacific War
Japanese soldiers also killed about 1,000 people who spoke in the Okinawan language to suppress spying. The museum writes that "some were blown apart
Battle_of_Okinawa
Paper made from banana plant fiber
natural fibers of the banana plant. Basho paper (Japanese: Basho-shi, Okinawan: bashuukabi, basuuchi) is a banana fiber paper created in Ryukyu (today
Banana_paper
Surname list
Kanagusuku in the Okinawan language pronunciation. The former reading often indicates Okinawan origin, and the latter reading always does. Okinawans in mainland
Kaneshiro
Archipelago within the Ryukyu Islands
Tarama-jima; Miyako and Okinawan: Tarama) (ja) Japan portal Geography portal Islands portal Ryukyuan people Sakishima Islands Miyakoan language Miyako Strait William
Miyako_Islands
Japanese syllabary
Katakana is used as a phonetic guide for the Okinawan language, unlike the various other systems to represent Okinawan, which use hiragana with extensions. The
Katakana
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ŋ⟩ in IPA
of the languages of the Americas, the Middle East, or the Caucasus, but it is extremely common among Australian Aboriginal languages, languages of Sub-Saharan
Voiced_velar_nasal
Culture of the Ryukyuan people
Ryukyuan culture (Okinawan: 琉球ぬ文化, romanized: Ruucuu nu munkwa) are the cultural elements of the indigenous Ryukyuan people, an ethnic group native to
Ryukyuan_culture
Okinawan hand tattoo
traditional tattoos worn on the hands of Ryukyuan (mainly Okinawan) women. The term comes from Okinawan hajichi, literally "needle thrusting", in turn from
Hajichi
Japanese pearl divers
of either gender uminchu (海人) – a sea fisherperson of either gender in Okinawan While one definition of ama specifically refers to divers, another definition
Ama_(diving)
Consonantal sound
sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represent this
Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate
Voiced_alveolo-palatal_affricate
Posthumous portraits from the Ryukyu Kingdom
Ugui (Okinawan: 御後絵) are posthumous portraits from the Ryukyu Kingdom (modern Okinawa Prefecture, Japan). Although it is unknown when the tradition of
Ugui_(portrait)
genders are regarded as the "bride" of the deity while possessed. The language used to describe possession has a sexual and violent connotation but unlike
LGBTQ_themes_in_mythology
Island within Ryukyu Islands
Ishigaki Island (Japanese: 石垣島; Yaeyama: Ishanagï; Okinawan: Ishigachi) is a Japanese island south-west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island
Ishigaki_Island
Traditional noodle dish from the Amami Islands
vegetables, and sōmen noodles. While it is similar to Okinawa's sōmin chanpurū (Okinawan: ソーミンチャンプルー), a distinctive feature of abura-zōmen in the Amami region
Abura-zōmen
Traditional East Asian weapon
(ヌウチク). In the English language, nunchaku are often referred to as "nunchucks". It is a variant of a word from the Okinawan language, which itself may come
Nunchaku
Japanese manga series by Egumi Sora
Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She's Saying is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Egumi Sora
Okitsura
Grammatical particle used to mark the topic of a sentence
TOP school IO {[masu form of "to go"]} As for today, (I) go to school. Okinawan uses the topic marker や (ya). If the topic is not a proper noun or ends
Topic_marker
Ryukyuan bureaucrat (1507–1585)
Gusukuma Ueekata Shūshin (城間 親方 秀信; 1507 – 1585), also known by his Chinese style name Katsu Kashō (葛 可昌), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom. In the
Gusukuma_Shūshin
Bay of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture
Kabira Bay (川平湾; Okinawan: Kabira wan) is located on the north coast of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Renowned for its white sands, turquoise
Kabira_Bay
parent) Byron Fija (born 1969), Japanese linguist and practitioner of Okinawan language (American father) Jeup Gan-bu, Korean clan progenitor (Korean parent)
List_of_hāfu_people
Surname list
karate practitioner Yukari Higa, Japanese manga artist Byron Fija, Okinawan language activist Suzuki Higa (born 1995), Japanese singer (Wolf Howl Harmony
Higa
Dialect cluster of Northern Ryukyuan
southwestern Japan. It is part of the Amami–Okinawan languages, which are part of the Japonic languages. Okamura (2007) posits two divisions of Tokunoshima:
Tokunoshima_language
Westernmost island of Japan
Yonaguni-jima; Yonaguni: Dunan-chima, older Juni-shima; Yaeyama: Yunoon-zïma; Okinawan: Yunaguni-jima), one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island
Yonaguni
Language family of Japan
World's Languages in Danger, has three subgroups, with the central "Kunigami" branch comprising varieties from Southern Amami to Northern Okinawan, based
Japonic_languages
varieties used within Okinawa Prefecture, it excludes Okinawan Japanese as well as the languages of the Daitō Islands (a subgroup of the Hachijō dialect
Shimakutuba_Orthography
King of Ryūkyū
Ōaji-shirare Names Shō Nei (尚寧) Okinawan pronunciation Shō Nī (尚寧) Divine name Tedagasuhe-ajisohe (日賀末按司添, Okinawan: Tīdagashī-ajishī) House Second Shō
Shō_Nei
Ryukyuan musical instrument
The sanshin (三線; lit. 'three strings', Okinawan: sanshin) is a Ryukyuan musical instrument and precursor of Japanese shamisen (三味線). Often likened to a
Sanshin
Sacred place in Ryukyuan religion
Utaki (Okinawan: 御嶽) is an Okinawan term for a sacred place, often a grove, cave, or mountain. They are central to the Ryukyuan religion and the former
Utaki
Japonic language
Ryūkyūan languages are classified by UNESCO as 'endangered', as young people mostly use Japanese and cannot understand the languages. Okinawan Japanese
Japanese_language
Sacred grove at Shuri Castle, Okinawa
Sonohyan-utaki (園比屋武御嶽; Okinawan: スヌファンウタキ Sunufan-utaki ) is a sacred grove of trees and plants (utaki) of the traditional indigenous Ryukyuan religion
Sonohyan-utaki
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Miyakojima (Japanese: 宮古島市, Hepburn: Miyakojima-shi; Miyako: Myaaku; Okinawan: Naaku) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, located on the Miyako Islands
Miyakojima,_Okinawa
Okinawan folk dance
Eisa (Okinawan: エイサー, romanized: Eisā) is a folk dance originating from Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Islands. It is derived from the Obon (Okinawan: Bun
Eisa_(dance)
Distilled alcoholic beverage from Ryukyu Islands
Awamori (Japanese: 泡盛; Okinawan: アームイ, āmui, aamui) is an alcoholic beverage indigenous and unique to the Ryukyuan cuisine of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Awamori
In linguistics, a commonly seen sequence of sounds meaning "mother" and "father"
etc.. On the other hand, マンマ (mamma) means “food” in baby talk. Okinawan language, the word あんま (anma) is used to refer to mother while ふぁふぁ (fafa)
Mama_and_papa
Punitive mark used in Japanese education
Women's Peace was translated into Okinawan language from the perspective of the similarities between the Okinawan dialect card and the Welsh Not policy
Dialect_card
Neighborhood of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture
Tomari (Japanese: 泊; Okinawan: Tumai) is a neighborhood of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, where the Tomari Terminal of the port of Naha is located. The
Tomari,_Okinawa
Sacred space in Kudaka, Okinawa
Sefa-utaki (Okinawan: 斎場御嶽, セーファウタキ, romanized: Sēfa-utaki), is a historical sacred space, overlooking Kudaka Island, that served as one of the key locations
Sefa-utaki
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