Yoron

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A language of Japan

ISO 639-3
yox
User Population

950 (2004).

Location

Kagoshima prefecture: north central Okinawa, Yoron islands.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Japonic, Ryukyuan, Amami-Okinawan, Southern Amami-Okinawan
Dialects

Inherent intelligibility generally impossible, or very difficult, with Ryukyuan languages and Japanese [jpn]. Lexical similarity: Ryukyu languages 62%–70% with Tokyo dialect of Japanese [jpn].

Language Use

Adults only. Shifting to Japanese [jpn].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yoron