ウチナンチュー

noun

Okinawan person

Ryukyuan dialect word for a person from Okinawa. Often used by Okinawans themselves or in contexts highlighting Okinawan identity. Contrasts with ヤマトンチュー (mainland Japanese person).

See also: ヤマトンチュー

• 彼かれは生うまれも育そだちも沖おき縄なわのウチナンチューだ。

  He is an Okinawan, born and raised in Okinawa.

• ウチナンチューはおおらかで温あたたかい人ひとが多おおい。

  Many Okinawans are easygoing and warm-hearted.