Uchinaa-guchi (Okinawan)

Uchinaaguchi ya Ryuukyu nu shimajima nu naka nu Uchinaa tu unu mawainu simajima (Kiramaa, Kumijima, Tunaki, Aguni, Ii-jima, Izena, Iheya) utoti hanasacchooru kutuba yaibiin.
Uchinanchu ya , dunu shima nu kutuba nkai Uchinaaguchi di hanashii sooibiin. Uchinaa ya Okinawa nndi nu kutu yaibiin. Uchinaa-guchi ya nama nu Uchinaa-Yamatu-guchi tuya chigati, Uchinaaguchi ya, dokuji nu toogo-hoo tu, utu muchuuru tiichi nu kutuba ndi kangeeru kutu naibiin.

Shima-jima nkai Uchinaaguchi nu chigai ya mirariishiga, Uchinaa-guchi maanu shima yatin tagee ni rikai surukutu naibiin. Uchinaa-guchi nu yaku 62 kara 70 paasento Yamatu-kutuba tu ii-nu (yu-nu) nakama nu kutuba ru yai-biisiga, Yamatoguchi ya fuka nu Yamatu nu hoogen chikaimiseru hitu-bitu nkai, Uchinaa-guchi ya muru gaikoku nu kutuba nu gutu chikarin dinu kutu yaibiin. (Ethnologue, 2004).

Nama, saaranai Uchinaa-guchi chikati, mattooba hanashi nu nairu wakamunu ya ufoku uibiran. Unu wakamunu chaya chichi senaishiga rikai ya sabiishiga, hanasu kutuya naibiran. Uchinaa-guchi hanasuru hituya tee-gee 50 kuitoobin.

Nama ya , kurikara saki nu LINK ya Uchinaa-guchi tu Amerikaa-guchi yaibiin.

People in this Project:

Yukari Akamine (English / Japanese / Okinawan (with sound))

Tsuyaka Higa (English / Japanese / Okinawan)

Greetings (with sound)

Story (The Story of King Shooen)

Song (Akata Sundunchi)

Word List (Swadish Word List)

Recipe 1: Aasa-Jiru

Recipe 2: Gooya-Chanpuruu

Okinwa Language Policy: "Why Do I Document Okinawan (Ryukyuan)?" [PDF]

If you have a question or a comment, please contact Yukari Akamine or Yuko Hiratsuka.