ISO 639-3 · ryuryu
Japonic family
Okinawan
沖縄口
Okinawan is a language of the Northern Ryukyuan branch (Japonic), spoken in Japan. Wikidata counts about 984,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Northern Ryukyuan language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ryu- Glottocode
cent2126- Family
- Japonic
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Definitely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 59 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Okinawan · 沖縄口 |
|---|---|
| Also called | Central Okinawan, Uchināguchi, ʔucināguci, ryu, Okinawan language |
| All speakers | 984,000 |
| Written in | Okinawan scripts, Japanese writing system |
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 levelUNESCO: Definitely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Japonic to Okinawan
The branches above Okinawan, 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 · DevelopingrysYaeyamaJaponic · 47,6007 · ShiftingyoiYonaguniJaponic · 4007 · ShiftingnivNivkhunclassified · 1988a · MoribundehsMiyakubo Sign Languageunclassified · 70ainAinuunclassified · 109 · DormantjslJapanese Sign Languageunclassified5 · DevelopingmviMiyakoJaponic8a · Moribund