Japonic Languages

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The Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) languages are:

Japanese Language s ()

--- Eastern Japanese (now represented only partially by the speech of Aogashima, Tokyo ; Hachijojima, Tokyo ; Minamidaito, Okinawa ; Kitadaito, Okinawa ; and a few other small islands)

--- Western Japanese (represented by all modern Mainland Japanese Dialect s)

-- Eastern Western Japanese dialects, including most dialects east of the

-- Western Western Japanese dialects, including most dialects west of the

Ryukyuan Languages ()

--- Amami ()

-- Northern Dialect

- Tanegashima Dialect

- Yakushima Dialect

- Northern Oshima Dialect

-- Southern Dialect

- Southern Oshima Dialect

- Yoron Dialect

--- Okinawan ()

-- Kunigami Dialect (or Northern Okinawan)

-- Ie Dialect

-- South-Central Dialect (or Standard Okinawan)

- Mainland Dialect

- Shimajiri Dialect (the linguistic affiliations of the Shimajiri dialects are uncertain, but are often included in the Southern dialect because the Shimajiri region is often considered to be part of that region)

--- Miyako ()

-- Miyako Dialect

-- Irabu Dialect

--- Yaeyama ()

-- Ishigaki Dialect

-- Iriomote Dialect

-- Taketomi Dialect

--- Yonaguni ()

CLASSIFICATION

See Also: Japanese language classification

The relationship of the Japonic (or Japanese-Ryukyuan) languages to other languages and language families is controversial. There are numerous theories, none of which is generally accepted.

EXTERNAL LINKS

Ethnologue report for the Japanese language family

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