Miyakoan language
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The Miyakoan language (宮古口/ミャークフツ Myākufutsu/Myākufutsї [mjaːkufutss̩] or 島口/スマフツ Sumafutsu/Sїmafutsї) is a Ryukyuan language spoken in the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]
Miyakoan language | |
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宮古口 | |
Native to | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
Region | Miyako Islands |
Ethnicity | Miyakoan people |
Native speakers | 10,000-15,000 |
Japonic
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mvi |
ELP | Miyako |
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As most of its speakers are over the age of 60, it's assumed that Miyako has anywhere between 10,000-15,000 speakers.[1]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Miyako | Languages In Danger". Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ↑ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.