ISO 639-3 · mvimvi
Japonic family
Miyako
Miyako is a language of the Southern Ryukyuan branch (Japonic), spoken in Japan.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mvi- Glottocode
miya1259- Family
- Japonic
- EGIDS
- 8a Moribund
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 27 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
3levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Miyako |
|---|---|
| Also called | Miyako language, Irabu language, Iravcï language, Miyakoan |
Vitality
EGIDS 8a Moribund8a
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Japonic to Miyako
The branches above Miyako, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Japan
jpnJapaneseJaponic · 128 m1 · NationalkorKoreanKoreanic · 73.2 m1 · NationalcdoEastern MinSino-Tibetan · 10.3 m5 · DevelopingryuOkinawanJaponic · 984,0007 · ShiftingkzgKikaiJaponic · 13,1007 · ShiftingrynNorthern Amami ŌshimaJaponic · 10,0007 · ShiftingxugKunigamiJaponic · 5,0007 · ShiftingamsSouthern Amami ŌshimaJaponic · 1,8007 · ShiftingnivNivkhunclassified · 1988a · MoribundehsMiyakubo Sign Languageunclassified · 70