Miyakoan language

The Miyakoan language (宮古口/ミャークフツ Myākufutsu/Myākufutsї [mjaːkufutss̩] or 島口/スマフツ Sumafutsu/Sїmafutsї) is a Ryukyuan language spoken in the Miyako Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

Miyakoan language
宮古口
Native toOkinawa Prefecture, Japan
RegionMiyako Islands
EthnicityMiyakoan people
Native speakers
10,000-15,000
Japonic
  • Ryukyuan
    • Southern Ryukyuan
      • Miyakoan language
Dialects
  • Miyako Island
  • Ōgami
  • Ikema-Irabu
Language codes
ISO 639-3mvi
ELPMiyako

As most of its speakers are over the age of 60, it's assumed that Miyako has anywhere between 10,000-15,000 speakers.[1]

References
  1. "Miyako | Languages In Danger". Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-02-18.


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