Also Known As:
Uchinaaguchi, うちなーぐち, Uchināguchi, Luchu, Ryukyuan, Central Ryukyuan, Okinawa, Central Group, Okinawan, Central, Central Okinawan, 沖縄語, 沖縄方言, シマクトゥバ, Okinawan
Dialects & Varieties
- Shuri
- Naha
- Kudaka
- Torishima
Recent Resources
Okinawa grammar information
Code-switching Japanese - Ryukyuan
Contributor:
Mark Anderson
Uchinaaguchi explanation on Ryukyuan languages with Japanese and English glosses
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
95,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Zachary Read. 2011. "Number of Speakers of Central Okinawan." In A Guide to Okinawan, JLect. Online: http://www.jlect.com/downloads/Number-of-Central-Okinawan-Speakers.pdf.
Bibliography of Locations:
"Glottolog." Online: http://www.glottolog.org/glottolog/.
Bibliography of Context:
Zachary Read. 2011. "Number of Speakers of Central Okinawan." In A Guide to Okinawan, JLect. Online: http://www.jlect.com/downloads/Number-of-Central-Okinawan-Speakers.pdf.