Also Known As:
Yayeyama, Ryukyuan, Southern Ryukyuan, Saskisima, Saskishima, 八重山語, 八重山方言
Dialects & Varieties
- Taketomi
- Hatoma
- Hateruma
- Kabira
- Kohama
- Sonai
- Ishigaki
- Kuroshima
- Shiraho
- Aragusuku
Recent Resources
This is a version of "Let It Go" from the Disney movie "Frozen" translated into Miyara Yaeyaman, one
The Ryukyuan languages, spoken in southern Japan, are all highly endangered, with almost all speaker
The Ryukyuan languages, spoken in southern Japan, are all highly endangered, with almost all speaker
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Unknown; perhaps only a few thousand
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Thomas Dougherty. May 2014. Personal Communication on Japonic languages.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Thomas Dougherty. May 2014. Personal Communication on Japonic languages.