Yoron language

Yoron
ユンヌフトゥバ
Yunnu Futuba
Native toJapan
RegionYoronjima within the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture
Native speakers
950 (2004)[1]
Japanese
Language codes
ISO 639-3yox
Glottologyoro1243

The Yoron language (ユンヌフトゥバ Yunnu Futuba) is a dialect continuum spoken on Yoronjima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. It is one of the Northern Ryukyuan languages, which are a sub-branch within the Japonic language family. The language is one of the most endangered languages in all of Japan.

  1. ^ Yoron at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)