Amami languages
Northern Ryukyuan dialect clusters
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The Amami languages are a collection of dialect clusters spoken across the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. All dialects are members of the Ryukyuan languages, specifically its northern branch.
Geographic
distributionAmami Islands, Japan
distributionAmami Islands, Japan
EthnicityRyukyuan
Subdivisions
| Amami languages | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Amami Islands, Japan |
| Ethnicity | Ryukyuan |
| Linguistic classification | Japonic |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | amam1245 |
| ELP | Amami |
Classification
There are many distinct clusters of the Amami languages, most of which have their own ISO 639-3 codes:[1][2]
- Amami languages
Scholars[according to whom?] are divided on the specific subgrouping of these dialects. The Okinoerabu and Yoron clusters may be grouped within the Kunigami language.[3]
