Ryukyuan

English

Alternative forms

(historical) Loochooan, Lewchewan, Lew Chewan
Ryūkyūan

Etymology

Ryukyu +‎ -an

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹjuːkjuːən/

Adjective

Ryukyuan (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu.

Noun

Ryukyuan (plural Ryukyuans)

A native or inhabitant of Ryukyu.

Translations

a native or inhabitant of Ryukyu

Ainu: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Cantonese: 琉球族 (lau⁴ kau⁴ zuk⁶), 琉球人 (lau⁴ kau⁴ jan⁴)

Mandarin: 琉球族 (Liúqiúzú), 琉球人 (Liúqiúrén)
Finnish: riukiulainen

Japanese: 琉球民族 (りゅうきゅうみんぞく, Ryūkyū minzoku), 琉球人 (りゅうきゅうじん, Ryūkyū-jin)
Korean: 류큐 민족 (Ryukyu minjok), 류큐인 (ko) (Ryukyu in), 류큐 사람 (Ryukyu saram)
Okinawan: 琉球民族 (るーちゅーみんずく, Rūchū minzuku), 琉球人 (るーちゅーんちゅ, Rūchūn-chu)
Russian: рюкю́сец m (rjukjúsec), рюкю́ска f (rjukjúska)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Proper noun

Ryukyuan

Any of the traditional languages of Ryukyu, now predominantly replaced by Japanese.

Translations

language of Ryukyu

Ainu: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 琉球語, 琉球语 (Liúqiúyǔ)
Finnish: riukiulainen kieli
Japanese: 琉球語 (ja) (りゅうきゅうご, Ryūkyū-go)

Korean: 류큐어 (Ryukyu oe)
Okinawan: 島言葉 (しまくとぅば, Shima-kutuba)
Russian: рюкю́ский m (rjukjúskij) (язы́к), рюкю́ m (rjukjú)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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