Ryukyuan

Ryukyuan

English

Alternative forms

• (historical) Loochooan, Loo Chooan, Lewchewan, Lew Chewan, Luchuan
• Ryūkyūan

Etymology

Ryukyu +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹjuːkjuːən/

Adjective

Ryukyuan (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu.

Noun

Ryukyuan (plural Ryukyuans)

1. 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, Rūchūnchu) Russian: рюкю́сец (ru) m (rjukjúsec), рюкю́ска f (rjukjúska) Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Proper noun

Ryukyuan

1. Any of the traditional languages of Ryukyu, in modern times predominantly displaced by Japanese.

Translations

language of Ryukyu

Ainu: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 琉球語／琉球语, 琉球语 (Liúqiúyǔ) Finnish: riukiulainen kieli Japanese: 琉球語 (ja) (りゅうきゅうご, Ryūkyū-go) Korean: 류큐어 (Ryukyu-eo) Miyako: 島口 (すまふつ, Sumafutsu) 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 Vietnamese: tiếng Lưu Cầu Yaeyama: 島物言 (しまむに, Sïmamuni)