Yoron
ユンヌフトゥバ
Yoron is a Japonic language spoken in Japan. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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The Yoron language (ユンヌフトゥバ Yunnu Futuba) is a dialect continuum spoken on Yoronjima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. It is one of the Northern Ryukyuan languages, which are a sub-branch within the Japonic language family. The language is one of the most endangered languages in all of Japan.
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Words in Yoron
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| man | 男 | wuiga |
| woman | 女子 | |
| name | 名 | nā |
| tongue | 舌 | shicha |
| head | 頭 | chiburu |
| liver | 肝 | kimu |
| water | 水 | miji |
| rain | 雨 | ami |
| leaf | 葉 | pā |
| cat | 猫 | myanka |
| fish | 魚 | 'yū |
| new | 新ーさん | mīsan |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- KunigamiJaponic66% alike
- Northern Amami-OshimaJaponic61% alike
- Oki-No-ErabuJaponic59% alike
- Toku-No-ShimaJaponic55% alike
- Central OkinawanJaponic55% alike
- KikaiJaponic52% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · yoro1243 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · yox