Amami Ōshima language
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The Amami language or languages (島口, シマユムタ, Shimayumuta), also known as Amami Ōshima or simply Ōshima ('Big Island'), is a Ryukyuan language spoken in the Amami Islands south of Kyūshū. The southern variety of the Setouchi township may be a distinct language more closely related to Okinawan than it is to northern Ōshima.
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Amami Ōshima | |
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Amami | |
島口/シマユムタ Shimayumuta | |
Native to | Japan |
Region | Amami Ōshima and neighboring islands, Kagoshima Prefecture |
Native speakers | ca. 12,000 (2004)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | Either:ryn – Northernams – Southern (Setouchi) |
Glottolog | oshi1235 |
Tan in south: Southern Amami. Green, pink, and tan in north: Northern Amami. Each orange area indicates where people characterize the local dialect as being the same language as they speak. | |
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As Amami does not have recognition within Japan as a language, it is officially known as the Amami dialect (奄美方言, Amami Hōgen).