Amami Okinawa dialect

Japanese: 奄美・沖縄方言 - あまみおきなわほうげん
Amami Okinawa dialect

…Also, 'kaku' is said to be 'kachun' (derived from 'kakiokerumono'). This Ryukyuan dialect is usually further divided into 'Amami/Okinawa dialect' and 'Sakishima (Miyako/Yaeyama/Yonaguni) dialect'. 'Rice' is [kumi] in Shuri and becomes [mai] in Miyako. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Amami/Okinawa dialect" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また〈カク〉は〈カチュン〉(〈カキオケルモノ〉から派生)と言われる。この琉球方言は普通さらに〈奄美・沖縄方言〉と〈先島(宮古・八重山・与那国)方言〉に分けられる。〈米〉は首里の[kumi]が宮古で[mai]となる。…

※「奄美・沖縄方言」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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