Okinawan language - Okinawago

Japanese: 沖縄語 - おきなわご
Okinawan language - Okinawago

...And the dialect is relatively well understood outside the region. The Okinawan dialect ʔucinːguci (Okinawan dialect) commonly heard on Okinawan radio and television is this common Okinawan dialect. The total population of the Ryukyu Islands is about 1.3 million, including a considerable number of young people who no longer use the dialect.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Okinawan language" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そしてその方言はこの地域以外でも比較的よく理解される。沖縄のラジオ,テレビなどでふつうに聞かれる〈沖縄語〉ʔucinːguci(沖縄口)はこのような共通沖縄方言である。琉球列島の総人口は約130万であるが,その中には方言を使わなくなった若い世代が相当ふくまれている。…

※「沖縄語」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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