ISO 639-3 · rysrys
Japonic family
Yaeyama
Yaeyama is a language of the Southern Ryukyuan branch (Japonic), spoken in Japan. Wikidata counts about 47,600 speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “Ryukyuan language spoken in the Yaeyama Islands”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
rys- Glottocode
yaey1239- Family
- Japonic
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 31 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
3levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Yaeyama |
|---|---|
| Also called | Yaeyama language |
| All speakers | 47,600 (2000) |
| Written in | 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: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Japonic to Yaeyama
The branches above Yaeyama, 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