| Amami Japanese | |
|---|---|
| トン普通語 | |
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Kagoshima Prefecture (Amami Ōshima) |
| Ethnicity | Ryukyuan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| IETF | ja-u-sd-jp46 |
Amami Japanese (トン普通語, Ton-futsūgo) is a variety of the Japanese language spoken on the island of Amami Ōshima.[1][2] Its native term Ton-futsūgo means "potato standard". Much like Okinawan Japanese, it is a descendant of Standard Japanese but with influences from the traditional Ryukyuan languages (in this case, Amami Japanese is influenced by the Amami Ōshima language).