Southern Amami Ōshima language
The Southern Amami Ōshima language is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Setouchi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.[2][3] It is generally considered to be the southern variety of the Amami Ōshima language, whereas a separate northern variety exists.[2][3][4]
| Southern Amami Ōshima | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Setouchi, Kagoshima |
| Ethnicity | Amami (Ryukyuan) |
Native speakers | 1,800 (2004) |
Japonic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ams |
| Glottolog | sout2954[1] |
According to Ethnologue, there are 1,800 speakers (2004) of Southern Amami Ōshima.[2] The northern variety has 10,000 speakers.[4]
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Southern Amami-Oshima". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- "Redirected". Ethnologue. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- "ams | ISO 639-3". iso639-3.sil.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- "ryn | ISO 639-3". iso639-3.sil.org. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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