ISO 639-3 · kzgkzg
Japonic family
Kikai
シマユミタ
Kikai is a language of the Northern Ryukyuan branch (Japonic), spoken in Japan. Wikidata counts 13,100 first-language speakers (2000).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kzg- Glottocode
kika1239- Family
- Japonic
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- Centre point
- 28.32, 129.98
- Wikipedia
- 17 language editions
13,100first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kikai · シマユミタ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kikai language |
| L1 speakers | 13,100 (2000) |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Japonic to Kikai
The branches above Kikai, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Japan
jpnJapaneseJaponic · 128 m1 · NationalkorKoreanKoreanic · 73.2 m1 · NationalcdoEastern MinSino-Tibetan · 10.3 m5 · DevelopingrysYaeyamaJaponic · 47,6007 · ShiftingyoiYonaguniJaponic · 4007 · ShiftingnivNivkhunclassified · 1988a · MoribundehsMiyakubo Sign Languageunclassified · 70ainAinuunclassified · 109 · DormantjslJapanese Sign Languageunclassified5 · DevelopingmviMiyakoJaponic8a · Moribund