Northern Amami-Oshima
Northern Amami-Oshima is a Japonic language spoken in Japan, by about 10 thousand people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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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.
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).
From Wikipedia · Amami Ōshima language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Northern Amami-Oshima
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | 名 | |
| eye | 目 | mï̄ |
| tongue | 唇 | sïba |
| head | 頭 | tsiburu |
| liver | 肝 | kimo |
| water | 水 | mïzï |
| leaf | 葉 | hā |
| dog | 犬 | in |
| new | 新ーさり | mīsari |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Toku-No-ShimaJaponic67% alike
- YoronJaponic61% alike
- KunigamiJaponic53% alike
- KikaiJaponic52% alike
- Central OkinawanJaponic50% alike
- Oki-No-ErabuJaponic45% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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