| Northern Ryukyuan | |
|---|---|
| Amami–Okinawan | |
| Geographic distribution | The Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Okinawa Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) |
| Linguistic classification | Japonic
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| Proto-language | Proto-Northern Ryukyuan |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | nort3255 |
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The Northern Ryukyuan languages are a group of languages spoken in the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture and the Okinawa Islands, Okinawa Prefecture of southwestern Japan. It is one of two primary branches of the Ryukyuan languages, which are then part of the Japonic languages. The subdivisions of Northern Ryukyuan are a matter of scholarly debate.