Kunigami language
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The Kunigami or Northern Okinawan language (Yanbaru Kutūba (山原言葉/ヤンバルクトゥーバ)), is a Ryukyuan language of Northern Okinawa Island in Kunigami District and city of Nago, otherwise known as the Yanbaru region, historically the territory of the kingdom of Hokuzan.
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Kunigami | |
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山原言葉/ヤンバルクトゥーバ, Yanbaru Kutūba | |
Native to | Japan |
Region | Northern Okinawa Islands |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2004)[1] |
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Japanese | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | xug |
Glottolog | kuni1268 |
Kunigami | |
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The Nakijin dialect is often considered representative of Kunigami, analogous to the Shuri-Naha dialect of Central Okinawan. The number of fluent native speakers of Kunigami is not known. As a result of Japanese language policy, the younger generation mostly speaks Japanese as their first language.