- Miyako language
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Miyako myaːkufutsz̩ Spoken in Okinawa, Japan Region Miyako Islands Native speakers number not known (date missing) Language family Language codes ISO 639-3 mvi Miyako (Miyako: [mjaːkufutsz̩]) is a language spoken in the Miyako Islands, located southwest of Okinawa. The combined population of the islands is about about 52,000 (as of 2011). Miyako is a Ryukyuan language, most closely related to Yaeyama. The number of competent native speakers is not known - as a consequence of Japanese language policy, reflected in the education system, people below the age of 60 tend to not use the language except in songs and rituals, and the younger generation mostly uses Japanese as their first language. Miyako is notable among the Japonic languages in that it allows non-nasal syllable-final consonants, something not found in most Japonic varieties.
References
External links
- Miyako dialect dictionary, Okinawa Center of Language Study
- Videos of Isamu Shimoji, a Miyako musician
- Miyako Language on YouTube
- Obaa on YouTube
- Minshū no Yakudō on YouTube
- Pellard, Thomas 2009. Ōgami — Éléments de description d’un parler du Sud des Ryūkyū. Thèse de doctorat. École des hautes études en sciences sociales.
Categories:- Language articles with undated speaker data
- Ryukyuan languages
- Japan stubs
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