Okinawan languages
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The Okinawan languages are a subgroup of the Ryukyuan languages
of Japan. There are two:
Ryukyuan languages
The Ryukyuan languages are spoken in the Ryukyu Islands, and make up a subgroup of the Japonic, itself controversially a subgroup of Altaic....
of Japan. There are two:
- KunigamiKunigami languageThe Kunigami language is an Okinawan language spoken largely in the north of Okinawa Island. Like other Okinawan languages, Kunigami is part of the Ryukyuan family...
(or "Northern Okinawan") - (South–Central) OkinawanOkinawan languageCentral Okinawan, or simply Okinawan , is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller peripheral islands...
(Standard Okinawan)