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Ryukyuan
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English
Alternative forms
historical, influenced by Chinese en Loochooan, en Loo Chooan, en Lewchewan, en Lew Chewan, en Luchuan
en Ryūkyūan
Etymology
From en Ryukyu an.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹjuːkjuːən/
Adjective
-
Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu.
Noun
A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
Translations
a native of Ryukyu
Ainu: ain
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 琉球族 lau4 kau4 zuk6, yue 琉球人 lau4 kau4 jan4
Mandarin: cmn 琉球族 Liúqiúzú, cmn 琉球人 Liúqiúrén
Finnish: fi riukiulainen
Japanese: ja 琉球民族 りゅうきゅうみんぞく, Ryūkyū minzoku, ja 琉球人 りゅうきゅうじん, Ryūkyū-jin
Korean: ko ^류큐 민족, ko ^류큐-인, ko ^류큐 사람
Okinawan: ryu 琉球民族 るーちゅーみんずく, Rūchū minzuku, ryu 琉球人 るーちゅーんちゅ, Rūchūnchu
Polish: pl Riukiuańczyk m-pr, pl Riukiuanka f
Russian: ru рюкю́сец m, ru рюкю́ска f
Spanish: es
Proper noun
Any of the traditional languages of Ryukyu, in modern times predominantly displaced by Japanese.
Derived terms
en Proto-Ryukyuan
Translations
languages of Ryukyu
Ainu: ain
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 琉球語 Liúqiúyǔ
Finnish: fi riukiulainen kieli
French: fr ryūkyū, ryūkyūan, ryūkyūais, ryūkyūïen
Japanese: ja 琉球語 りゅうきゅうご, Ryūkyū-go
Korean: ko ^류큐-어
Miyako: mvi 島口 すまふつ, Sumafutsu
Okinawan: ryu 島言葉 しまくとぅば, Shima-kutuba, ryu 沖縄口 うちなーぐち, Uchinaa-guchi
Polish: pl język riukiuański m-in
Russian: ru рюкю́ский m язы́к, ru рюкю́ m
Spanish: es lenguas ryukyuenses
Vietnamese: vi tiếng Lưu Cầu
Yaeyama: rys 島物言 しまむに, Sïmamuni
See also
en Kikai Kunigami Okinawan Yoron Miyako Yaeyama Yonaguni
en Languages