Yoron | |
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ユンヌフトゥバ Yunnu Futuba | |
Native to | Japan |
Region | Yoronjima within the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture |
Native speakers | 950 (2004)[1] |
Japanese | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yox |
Glottolog | yoro1243 |
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.