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Dialect of Okinawa 2008/8/30 10:15
Hello,

Does anyone know some dialect from okinawa? Expression or word? I don't know how dialect works.. Is a man from Okinawa really different from a japanese from Tokyo? I really do not know anything about this place and my new pen friend just admit he was from there and I feel clueless (^ ^'') Any information is welcome thanks!
by Marie  

. 2008/9/9 20:37
Does anyone know some dialect from okinawa? Expression or word?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryukyuan_languages

Is a man from Okinawa really different from a japanese from Tokyo?

Young people would understand and write standard Japanese.
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Uchina Guchi 2008/9/10 00:34
Here is another site giving a brief history of the Okinawan language and a short list of words and phrases.

http://www.okinawan-shorinryu.com/okinawa/uchina.html

For the most part, the only Okinawans that speak Uchina Guchi on a regular basis are those older than 35. Most, if not all the younger folks speak Japanese. Although, almost everyone does speak and understand Japanese.

This page will give you a bit of the history of Okinawa.

http://www.okinawan-shorinryu.com/okinawa/
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