沖おき縄なわ方ほう言げん

noun

Okinawan language; Okinawan dialect

Refers to the Ryukyuan language spoken in Okinawa, often called a dialect in Japanese context. In linguistics, it is considered a separate language from Japanese.

• 沖おき縄なわ方ほう言げんは日本にほん語ごと大おおきく異ことなる。

  The Okinawan language differs greatly from Japanese.

• 彼かれは沖おき縄なわ方ほう言げんを研けん究きゅうしている。

  He is researching the Okinawan dialect.