Kikai language
Amami–Okinawan language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kikai language is spoken on Kikai Island, Kagoshima Prefecture of southwestern Japan. It is debated whether it is a single dialect cluster. Regardless, all Kikai dialects are members of the Amami–Okinawan languages, which are part of the Japonic languages.
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Kikai | |
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シマユミタ | |
Native to | Japan |
Region | Kikai Island of the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2000)[1] |
Japanese | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kzg |
Glottolog | kika1239 |
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