Yaeyama language
| Yaeyama language | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Yaeyama Islands |
| Ethnicity | Ryukyuan (Yaeyama) |
Japonic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rys |
| ELP | Yaeyama |
The Yaeyama language is a Southern Ryukyuan language spoken in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Origins
[change | change source]The Yaeyama language is one of the six Ryukyuan languages, which are a group of languages spoken in the Ryūkyū Islands of Japan. The Ryukyuan languages, along with Japanese, form the Japonic language family.[1]
Status
[change | change source]The Japanese government does not consider Yaeyama to be its own language, labeling it as a Japanese dialect instead.[2] Most linguists and UNESCO on the other hand do consider Yaeyama to be a language.[2]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Did you know Yaeyama is endangered?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Japan : Ryukyuans (Okinawans)". Refworld. Retrieved 2020-01-24.