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
Yaeyama grammar information
This is a version of "How Far It Will Go" from the Disney movie "Moana" translated into Miyara Yaeya
This is a version of "How Far It Will Go" from the Disney movie "Moana" translated into Miyara Yaeya
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.
3
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.
4
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
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.