Toku-No-Shima
Toku-No-Shima is a Japonic language spoken in Japan. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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The Tokunoshima language (シマグチ (島口) Shimaguchi or シマユミィタ Shimayumiita), also Toku-no-Shima, is a dialect cluster spoken on Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture of southwestern Japan. It is part of the Amami–Okinawan languages, which are part of the Japonic languages.
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Words in Toku-No-Shima
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | 名 | nā |
| eye | 目 | mï̄ |
| tongue | 唇 | sïba |
| liver | 肝 | kimu |
| leaf | 葉 | hā |
| new | 新ーさい | mīsai |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Northern Amami-OshimaJaponic67% alike
- Central OkinawanJaponic63% alike
- KikaiJaponic58% alike
- YoronJaponic55% alike
- KunigamiJaponic55% alike
- Oki-No-ErabuJaponic48% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · toku1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · tkn