Amami Language

Amami is a language spoken by around 130000 people in the Amami islands south of Kyushu. It is a Ryukyuan language, most closely related to Okinawan.

Phonology

Consonants:
  • Unvoiced fricatives: h hj hw s sj
  • Unvoiced aspirate stops: kʻ kʻj tʻ cʻ cʻj
  • Unvoiced laryngeal inaspirate stops: kʼ kʼj kʼw tʼ cʼ cʼj pʼ pʼj
  • Voiced stops: g gj gw d z zj b bj
  • Voiced nasals: n nj m mj
  • Laryngeal nasals: ʔn ʔnj ʔm
  • Liquids: r rj
  • Voiced glides: ' 'j 'w
  • Laryngeal glides: ʔ ʔj ʔw
Vowels: Short vowels:
  • Closed: i u
  • Half-open: (e) o
  • Open: a
Long vowels:
  • Closed: iː ː uː
  • Half-open: (eː) ː oː
  • Open: aː

Dialects

It is usually classified into the following dialect groupings:
  • North
    • Tanegashima
    • Yakushima
    • Northern Oshima
  • Central
    • Oshima
  • South
    • Yoron

 

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