Miyako

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A language of Japan

ISO 639-3
mvi
Alternate Names
Miyako-Ikema
User Population

Ethnic population: 66,000 (Leclerc 2020b).

Location

Okinawa prefecture: south; Ikema, Irabu, Kurima, Minna, Miyako, Ogami, and Tarama islands.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Japonic, Ryukyuan, Sakishima
Dialects

Miyako-Jima (Hirara, Ogami), Irabu-Jima, Tarama-Minna. Not intelligible of Ryukyuan languages and Japanese [jpn]. Dialects listed have noticeable differences, but communication is not impossible.

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Japanese [jpn].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Miyako