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Amami Ōshima language

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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Glottolog
oshi1235
ISO 639-3
Either: ryn – Northern ams – Southern (Setouchi)
Language family
RyukyuanNorthern RyukyuanAmamiAmami Ōshima · Northern RyukyuanAmamiAmami Ōshima · AmamiAmami Ōshima · Amami Ōshima
Native speakers
ca. 12,000 (2004)
Native to
Japan
Region
Amami Ōshima and neighboring islands, Kagoshima Prefecture

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Amami Ōshima language

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Avg. degree1.96
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Amami Ōshima language

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Language family · 4
Amami Ōshima language → Amami Ōshima, AmamiAmami Ōshima, Northern RyukyuanAmamiAmami Ōshima, RyukyuanNorthern RyukyuanAmamiAmami Ōshima
Glottolog · 1
Amami Ōshima language → oshi1235
ISO 639-3 · 1
Amami Ōshima language → Either: ryn – Northern ams – Southern (Setouchi)
Native speakers · 1
Amami Ōshima language → ca. 12,000 (2004)
Native to · 1
Amami Ōshima language → Japan
Region · 1
Amami Ōshima language → Amami Ōshima and neighboring islands, Kagoshima Prefecture
Writing system · 1
Amami Ōshima language → Japanese

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amami ōshima northern southern dialect language dialects languages ryukyuan okinawan island japanese setouchi consonants vowels shimayumuta islands karimata shodon known

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Amami Ōshima languageGlottologoshi12351.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageISO 639-3Either: ryn – Northern ams – Southern (Setouchi)1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageLanguage familyRyukyuanNorthern RyukyuanAmamiAmami Ōshima1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageLanguage familyNorthern RyukyuanAmamiAmami Ōshima1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageLanguage familyAmamiAmami Ōshima1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageLanguage familyAmami Ōshima1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageNative speakersca. 12,000 (2004)1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageNative toJapan1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageRegionAmami Ōshima and neighboring islands, Kagoshima Prefecture1.00infobox
Amami Ōshima languageWriting systemJapanese1.00infobox

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