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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A native or inhabitant of Ryukyu.
2. 2
   the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands wordnet
3. 3
   a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Any of the traditional languages of Ryukyu, in modern times predominantly displaced by Japanese.

Synonyms

All synonyms

luchuanryukyuan language

Etymology

From Ryukyu + -an.

Related phrases

Proto-Ryukyuan

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