Okinawan language
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Okinawan language(沖縄語 おきなわご Okinawago、琉球語 りゅうきゅうご Ryuukyuugo ウチナーグチ Uchina-guchi)is a language spoken in Okinawa and Amami regions of Japan. Some linguists believe it has branched off from ancient (6th to 12th) Japanese.
[edit] Sample Vocabulary of Okinawan
- Menso-re(めんそーれ)- Welcome, Hello (when receiving)
- Haisai(ハイサイ) - Hello (when visiting)
- Ganjyuu - Fine health (in greeting)
- Uchinanchu(ウチナンチュ) - Okinawan people
- Yamatonchu( ヤマトンチュ) - Japanese mainlander
- Waraba, Warabi(ワラバー) - Children
- Yuntaku(ユンタク) - Talking
- Wan, Wah - Me or I
- Iyah - informal You
- Unjyu - polite form of you
- Yinagu - woman
- Yikiga - man
- Uya - parents
- Kwa - a child ( as opposed to Parents)
- Niiseh - a yong man
- Boujya - a baby
- Inne - a dog
- Inn-gwa - little doggie
- Mayah - a cat
- Mayah-gwa - a little kitten
- Heejya - a goat