Amami languages | |
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Ethnicity | Ryukyuan |
Geographic distribution | Amami Islands, Japan |
Linguistic classification | Japonic
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Subdivisions | |
Language codes | |
Glottolog | amam1245 |
ELP | Amami |
The Amami languages are a collection of dialect clusters spoken across the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. All dialects are members of the Ryukyuan languages, specifically its northern branch.