Yonaguni

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A language of Japan

ISO 639-3
yoi
User Population

800 (2004).

Location

Okinawa: south; Yonaguni island.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Japonic, Ryukyuan, Sakishima
Dialects

None known. Inherent intelligibility generally impossible, or very difficult, with Ryukyuan languages and Japanese [jpn].

Language Use

Adults only. Shifting to Japanese [jpn].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yonaguni