琉りゅう球きゅう諸しょ語ご

noun

Ryukyuan languages

Linguistic term for the group of Japonic languages spoken in the Ryukyu Islands, distinct from mainland Japanese. Often contrasted with 琉球語 (Ryukyuan language) in older literature.

See also: 琉球語

• 琉りゅう球きゅう諸しょ語ごは、日本にほん語ごと系けい統とうを同おなじくする言げん語ご群ぐんである。

  The Ryukyuan languages are a language family that shares a common origin with Japanese.