Japanese-Ryukyuan languages; Japonic languages
Linguistic term for the language family comprising Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages. Used in academic and technical contexts.
See also: 日本語族
The Japonic language family includes Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages.
Synonym; 日琉語族 explicitly includes Ryukyuan languages, while 日本語族 may be used more narrowly or interchangeably.
Compound of 日 (Japan), 琉 (Ryukyu), and 語族 (language family). A modern academic coinage.