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Orthography of the Okinawan language
of Tana family documents. Chinese translation of Okinawan Script in 1721 tells that Okinawan scripts were written in the same phonetic system as in mainland
Okinawan_scripts
Northern Ryukyuan language
Okinawan (沖縄口, ウチナーグチ, Uchinaaguchi, [ʔut͡ɕinaːɡut͡ɕi]), or more precisely Central Okinawan, is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern
Okinawan_language
Japanese syllabic writing systems
beer named after Ebisu. Hiragana wi and we are preserved in certain Okinawan scripts, while katakana wi and we are preserved in the Ainu language. wo is
Kana
Ethnic group indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands
The Japanese government has not accepted this recommendation. Multiple Okinawan municipal assemblies have also passed resolutions protesting the UN recommendation
Ryukyuans
Subfamily of the Japonic languages
but language shift toward the use of Standard Japanese and dialects like Okinawan Japanese has resulted in these languages becoming endangered; UNESCO labels
Ryukyuan_languages
Japanese syllabary
Katakana is used as a phonetic guide for the Okinawan language, unlike the various other systems to represent Okinawan, which use hiragana with extensions. The
Katakana
Ryukyuans living outside of Japan
mainland Japan. The first Ryukyuans to migrate to the United States were 26 Okinawan contract laborers led by Kyuzo Toyama. They arrived in the Territory of
Ryukyuan_diaspora
Prefecture of Japan
(Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken; pronounced [o.kʲi.na.wa(ꜜ.keɴ)]; Okinawan: ウチナーチン, romanized: Uchinaachin) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture
Okinawa_Prefecture
Japanese syllabary
rāmen, but this usage is considered non-standard in Japanese. However, the Okinawan language uses chōonpu with hiragana. In informal writing, small versions
Hiragana
Partnership. "Okinawan nationalism" (Japanese: 沖縄民族主義 or 沖縄ナショナリズム) claims the Ryukyuan people' own identity, also called "Okinawan people". Okinawan nationalism
Ethnic_nationalism_in_Japan
Music associated with the Okinawa Islands or Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawan music (沖縄音楽, Okinawa ongaku) is the music associated with the Okinawa Islands of southwestern Japan. In modern Japan, it may also refer to the
Okinawan_music
Japanese prefectural flag
The flag of Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県旗, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken ki; Okinawan: Uchinaachin hata) is a white field charged in the center with the prefectural
Flag_of_Okinawa_Prefecture
symbols (non-kana, non-kanji symbols) Kaidā glyphs (Yonaguni) Okinawan writing system Siddhaṃ script (Indic alphabet used for Buddhist scriptures) Serge P. Shohov
Japanese_writing_system
Independence movement in Japan
uncultured, with an Okinawan commoner stating that "the Okinawans have never felt inferior to the Japanese, rather the Japanese felt the Okinawans were inferior
Ryukyu_independence_movement
the five languages (including their dialects). Ryukyuan languages Okinawan scripts At the beginning of a word. In medial or final positions of a word
Shimakutuba_Orthography
Official Cyrillic writing system for Serbian
both scripts are in official use for Serbian. In Serbia, Cyrillic has the constitutional status of "official script", while the Latin script is designated
Serbian_Cyrillic_alphabet
Indigenous Ryukyuan belief system
described as "horseshoe-shaped" or "omega-shaped" tombs by Westerners, but Okinawans believe they are shaped like a womb; the dead "return to the source".
Ryukyuan_religion
Largest of the Okinawa Islands in Japan
Okinawa Island (Japanese: 沖縄島, Hepburn: Okinawa-jima; Okinawan: 沖縄 / うちなー, romanized: Uchinā; Kunigami: ふちなー, romanized: Fuchináa), also known as Okinawa
Okinawa_Island
Script used for languages in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Daniels, and others have suggested possible influence from the Brahmic scripts in vocalization, as they are also abugidas, and the Kingdom of Aksum was
Geʽez_script
Scripts used to write the Yakut language
scientific, pedagogical and fiction literature began on this alphabet. The new script was used in the mass education of children at school. In the 1920/21 academic
Yakut_scripts
Writing system used for Chakma language
language. The Chakma script is an abugida that belongs to the Brahmic family of scripts. Chakma evolved from the Burmese script, which was ultimately
Chakma_script
Multiple alphabets of Kurdish language
Kurdistan. Two additional alphabets, based on the Armenian and Cyrillic scripts, were once used by Kurds in the Soviet Union, most notably in the Armenian
Kurdish_alphabets
Alphabet used mainly to write Avestan, the language of the Zoroastrian scripture Avesta
the original (PDF) on 29 May 2022. Skjærvø, Pods Octor (1996). "Aramaic Scripts for Iranian Languages". In Daniels, Peter T.; Bright, William (eds.). The
Avestan_alphabet
Writing system invented by Sequoyah to write the Cherokee language
method for writing Cherokee. The letters resemble characters from other scripts, such as Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and Glagolitic, but are not used to represent
Cherokee_syllabary
Japanese manga series by Egumi Sora
Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She's Saying is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Egumi Sora
Okitsura
Scripts used to write the Azerbaijani language
the Latin script. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Latin alphabet superseded previous scripts based on the Cyrillic and Arabic scripts. South Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani_alphabet
Writing system of the Bulgarian language
January 2007, the Cyrillic script became the third official script of the European Union, following the Latin and Greek scripts. The following table gives
Bulgarian_alphabet
1970 protest against the US military presence in Okinawa, Japan
Roughly 5,000 Okinawans clashed with roughly 700 US military police officers in an event which has been regarded as symbolic of Okinawan anger against
Koza_riot
Capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Naha (Japanese: 那覇市, Hepburn: Naha-shi; Japanese: [naꜜ.ha, na.haꜜ.ɕi]; Okinawan: Naafa or Nafa) is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost
Naha
Traditional East Asian weapon
nunchakuka). The nunchaku is most widely used in Southern Chinese Kung fu, Okinawan Kobudo and karate. It is intended to be used as a training weapon, since
Nunchaku
Island within Ryukyu Islands
Aguni Island (粟国島, Okinawan: Aguni) is an island in Japan, which is part of the Okinawa Islands and administered as Aguni Village in Shimajiri District
Aguni_Island
In Japan, politics are conducted in a framework of a dominant-party bicameral parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. A hereditary
Politics_of_Japan
Script used for the Eastern Iranian language
attempts to create a writing system based on the Cyrillic and Georgian scripts; 1844–1923 – the Sjögren-Miller alphabet based on the Cyrillic alphabet;
Ossetian_alphabet
Rape and murder of five-year-old Japanese girl by U.S. soldier
caused anti-American outrage in Okinawa and contributed to the first major Okinawan protests against the U.S. occupation and military presence. Hurt, who was
Yumiko-chan_incident
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Miyakojima (Japanese: 宮古島市, Hepburn: Miyakojima-shi; Miyako: Myaaku; Okinawan: Naaku) is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, located on the Miyako Islands
Miyakojima,_Okinawa
Okinawan karateka
Motobu Chōki (本部 朝基; April 5, 1870 – April 15, 1944) was an Okinawan karate master and founder of Motobu-ryū. He was born into a branch of the Ryukyuan
Motobu_Chōki
Island within Ryukyu Islands
Tokashiki Island (渡嘉敷島, Tokashiki-jima; Okinawan: Tukasiti) is the largest of the Kerama Islands, a group of Japanese islands southwest of Okinawa in the
Tokashiki_Island
Japanese island chain
Taiwan. Okinawan forms of "Ryūkyū" are Ruuchuu (ルーチュー) or Duuchuu (ドゥーチュー) in Okinawan and Ruuchuu (ルーチュー) in the Kunigami language. An Okinawan man was
Ryukyu_Islands
Archipelago within the Ryukyu Islands
Yaeyama-rettō, also 八重山諸島 Yaeyama-shotō, Yaeyama: Yaima, Yonaguni: Daama, Okinawan: Yeema, Northern Ryukyuan: やへま Yapema) are an archipelago in the southwest
Yaeyama_Islands
Alphabet that uses letters from the Cyrillic script
is one of several national variations of the Cyrillic script. It comes from the Cyrillic script, which was devised in the 9th century for the first Slavic
Ukrainian_alphabet
Form of Latin script used to write Serbo-Croatian
Voice of Russia and Facebook tend to use Cyrillic script. Some websites offer the content in both scripts, using Cyrillic as the source and auto generating
Gaj's_Latin_alphabet
Village in Kyushu, Japan
Ginoza (Japanese: 宜野座村, Hepburn: Ginoza-son; Okinawan: Jinuza) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2022,
Ginoza,_Okinawa
Town in Kyushu, Japan
Chatan (北谷町, Chatan-chō; Okinawan: Chatan, Northern Ryukyuan: きたたん Kitatan) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October
Chatan,_Okinawa
Island within the Ryukyu Islands
Iejima (Japanese: 伊江島, Hepburn: Iejima; Okinawan: Ii shima), previously romanized in English as Ie Shima, is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, lying
Iejima
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Nago (名護市, Nago-shi; Okinawan: ナグ Nagu, Kunigami: ナグー Naguu) is a city located in the northern part of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of
Nago
Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters
orthography. Other proposals have gone further, proposing entirely new scripts for written English to replace the Latin alphabet such as the Deseret alphabet
English_alphabet
Political party in Japan (1947–1973)
other Okinawan parties on the left: the Social Mass Party and the Socialist Party. Unlike their counterparts in mainland Japan, the three Okinawan parties
Okinawa_People's_Party
Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972
Eisaku Satō (佐藤 栄作, Satō Eisaku; 27 March 1901 – 3 June 1975) was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. He was
Eisaku_Satō
Arabic-like alphabet for Wolof
2009, accessed November 7, 2018). Garay script for Wolof, Ian James, March 2012 Garay Alphabet: a Wolof Script Archived 2020-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
Garay_alphabet
Island within the Amami Islands of Japan
Kikaijima (Japanese: 喜界島; Amami: Kyaa; Okinawan: Cikai-zima) is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa
Kikaijima
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Tomigusuku (豊見城市, Tomigusuku-shi; Okinawan: トゥミグシク, romanized: Tumigushiku) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the city
Tomigusuku,_Okinawa
Written form of the Romani language
began in the 20th century in Eastern Europe, using the respective national scripts (Latin or Cyrillic). Written Romani in the 20th century used the writing
Romani_alphabets
Traditional Okinawan song
Hana (ちんさぐぬ花), is an Okinawan song about traditional Ryukyuan values such as filial piety and other Confucian teachings in the Okinawan language. The title
Tinsagu_nu_Hana
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Iha Castle and the Iha Shell Mound. It is home to the largest venue for Okinawan bullfighting. The Mid-Sea Road, which crosses the ocean and connects the
Uruma
1989 Japanese film
Untamagiru (Okinawan: ウンタマギルー, Untamagiruu) is a 1989 Okinawan film directed by Gō Takamine. It is a magical realist story of the legendary Okinawan hero Untamagiru
Untamagiru
1984 film by John Avildsen
California. Their apartment's handyman is an eccentric, but kind and humble Okinawan immigrant named Nariyoshi Miyagi. At a beach party the next day, Daniel
The_Karate_Kid
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Ginowan (Japanese: 宜野湾市, Hepburn: Ginowan-shi; Okinawan: ジノーン, romanized: Jinōn) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2024, the city has
Ginowan,_Okinawa
Surname list
Kanagusuku in the Okinawan language pronunciation. The former reading often indicates Okinawan origin, and the latter reading always does. Okinawans in mainland
Kaneshiro
Character of the Japanese writing system
express sounds foreign to the Japanese language, such as ファ (fa). In some Okinawan writing systems, a small ぁ is also combined with the kana く (ku) and ふ
A_(kana)
15th-century king of Ryukyu
Shimasoe-Ōzato in a rebellion against its lord. Bunei, the king of the Okinawan polity of Chūzan, was portrayed as an evil and decadent ruler by later
Shō_Hashi
were all popular on the island. Okinawan folk music differs from mainland Japanese folk music in several ways. Okinawan folk music is often accompanied
Music_of_Japan
1986 American film
notable cast appearances include BD Wong (credited as "Bradd Wong") as an Okinawan boy who invites Daniel and Kumiko to a dance club and Clarence Gilyard
The_Karate_Kid_Part_II
Japanese annexation of the Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryukyu Disposition (琉球処分, Ryūkyū shobun; Okinawan: Rūchū shubun), also called the Ryukyu Annexation (琉球併合, Ryūkyū heigō) or the annexation of Okinawa
Ryukyu_Disposition
Village in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Yomitan (Japanese: 読谷村, Hepburn: Yomitan-son; Okinawan: Yuntan) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yomitan is located
Yomitan
Latin script for the Vietnamese language
symbols instead of Vietnamese scripts. The Vietnamese alphabet (Vietnamese: chữ Quốc ngữ, chữ Nôm: 𡨸國語, lit. 'script of the national language', IPA:
Vietnamese_alphabet
Species of snake
This species, along with the yamakagashi (Rhabdophis tigrinus) and the Okinawan habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis), are the most venomous snakes in Japan
Mamushi
Archipelago within the Ryukyu Islands
Islands (Japanese: 先島諸島 / 先島群島, Hepburn: Sakishima-shotō / Sakishima-guntō; Okinawan: Sachishima; Miyako: Saksїzїma; Yaeyama: Sakїzїma; Yonaguni: Satichima)
Sakishima_Islands
Song Dynasty tomb
traditional Chinese: 龜殼墓; pinyin: guī ké mù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ku-khak-bōng; Okinawan: カーミナクーバカ, kaaminakuubaka) are a particular type of tombs originating from
Turtleback_tomb
Flags used for naval communication
and E signal flags were designated as, respectively, provisional German, Okinawan, and Japanese civil ensigns. Being swallowtails, they are commonly referred
International maritime signal flags
International_maritime_signal_flags
Alphabets used for Albanian
studies on the same topic. Seven original Albanian scripts have been discovered since. The Elbasan script (18th century); used to write the Elbasan Gospel
Albanian_alphabet
Island group within the Okinawa Islands
Hepburn: Keisejima), also known as the Chibishi Islands (Okinawan: チービシ諸島) or Chibishi Atolls (Okinawan: チービシ環礁), are a group of three coral islands within
Keise_Islands
School of karate in Japan
district) undesirable, but his noble birth (as a descendant of the royal Okinawan Shō family) may have made it hard for them to refuse. Around 1921, Motobu
Motobu-ryū
Writing system of the Macedonian language
азбука, romanized: Makedonska azbuka) is an adaptation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Macedonian language. It consists of 31 letters. The alphabet
Macedonian_alphabet
Westernmost island of Japan
Yonaguni-jima; Yonaguni: Dunan-chima, older Juni-shima; Yaeyama: Yunoon-zïma; Okinawan: Yunaguni-jima), one of the Yaeyama Islands, is the westernmost island
Yonaguni
Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan
Georgia Aquarium in 2005. The aquarium has the exhibit, "Encounter the Okinawan Sea", which reproduces the sea of Okinawa and most of the creatures that
Okinawa_Churaumi_Aquarium
Species of grapevine
vine" natsuzuta (夏蔦; なつづた; ナツヅタ), or rarely jinishiki (地錦; じにしき;ジニシキ). In Okinawan, the vine is called cita (蔦; つぃた), while in the Taiwanese indigenous language
Parthenocissus_tricuspidata
Island within Ryukyu Islands
Kume Island (久米島, Kumejima; Okinawan: クミジマ Kumijima) is an island, part of the Okinawa Islands and administratively part of the town of Kumejima, Okinawa
Kume_Island
In the East Asian cultural sphere, a protected appointments system for hereditary privileges historically existed to select candidates for state bureaucracy
Protected appointments system for hereditary privileges in Asia
Protected_appointments_system_for_hereditary_privileges_in_Asia
Island within the Amami Islands of Japan
Yoronjima (Japanese: 与論島; Okinawan and Yoron: ユンヌ, Yunnu; Okinoerabu: ユーヌ, Yuunu; archaic Northern Ryukyuan: かゑふた, Kawefuta), also known as Yoron, is one
Yoronjima
King of Ryūkyū
construction of the first Buddhist temple in Okinawa, Gokuraku-ji, establishing Okinawan rule over Amami Ōshima, rejecting the suzerainty of the Yuan dynasty, and
Eiso_(king)
Village in Okinawa, Japan
Kunigami (Japanese: 国頭村, Hepburn: Kunigami-son; Kunigami: Kunzan; Okinawan: Kunjan) is a village in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It occupies
Kunigami,_Okinawa
Collective name covering the Montenegrin Latin alphabet and Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet
government and proponents of the Montenegrin language prefer to use the Latin script exclusively; it is also much more widely used in all aspects of the day-to-day
Montenegrin_alphabet
Seed of Vigna angularis
are used in Korean rice cakes and confections. Confusingly, the Japanese Okinawan kuroazuki (黒小豆; "black adzuki beans") are not adzuki beans, but black cowpeas
Black_adzuki_bean
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Urasoe (浦添市, Urasoe-shi; Okinawan: Urashii) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The neighboring municipalities are Naha to the south, Ginowan
Urasoe,_Okinawa
Giving a sense of purpose (Japanese)
reasons for the longevity of the people of Okinawa. According to Buettner, Okinawans have less desire to retire and they continue doing their favorite job
Ikigai
on Okinawa is a relatively newer operation, with chocolates made from Okinawan-sourced cocoa only being announced in 2025. Cocoa first arrived in Japan
Cocoa_production_in_Japan
Island within Ryukyu Islands
Iriomote Island (西表島, Iriomote-jima; Yaeyama: Irïmutii; Iriomote: Irimutii; Okinawan: Iriumuti) is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second
Iriomote_Island
Orthography of the Esperanto language
Esperanto is written in a Latin-script alphabet of twenty-eight letters, with upper and lower case. This is supplemented by punctuation marks and by various
Esperanto_orthography
Island within the Ryukyu Islands of Japan
Miyako Island (Japanese: 宮古島, Hepburn: Miyako-jima; Miyako: Myaaku (ミャーク); Okinawan: Naaku (ナーク)) is the largest and the most populous island among the Miyako
Miyako_Island
Korean martial art
Japanese rather than Chinese identity of his martial art. Funakoshi claimed Okinawan karate could "now be considered a Japanese martial art" and found the China
Tang_Soo_Do
Writing system of the Abkhaz language
Thomas T. "Transliteration of Abkhaz" (PDF). Transliteration of Non-Roman Scripts. Institute of the Estonian Language. Archived (PDF) from the original on
Abkhaz_alphabet
Town in Kyushu, Japan
Nishihara-chō; Okinawan: ニシバル, romanized: Nishibaru) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. In the Okinawan language, nishi
Nishihara,_Okinawa
Japanese musician
The former was noted in the 1990s for a fusion of rock, pop, and local Okinawan folk music. Miyazawa is responsible for virtually all lyrics and music
Kazufumi_Miyazawa
Etymology of Okinawa and Ryukyu
example, Okinawan is a subgroup of Northern Ryukyuan (Amami–Okinawan) languages, with the other subgroup being Amami. The speakers of the Okinawan subgroup
Names_of_Okinawa
City in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Itoman (糸満市, Itoman-shi; Okinawan: いちゅまん ʔIcuman) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The city occupies the southern tip of Okinawa Island
Itoman,_Okinawa
Okinawan folk song
"Tōshin Dōi" or "Tooshin Dooi" (Okinawan: 唐船ドーイ, lit. 'A Tang [Chinese] ship is coming') is an Okinawan folk song. It is a popular eisa song and is typically
Tōshin_Dōi
King of Chūzan
Shishō, posthumously known as Shō Shishō, was an Okinawan king who ruled the kingdom of Chūzan from 1407 to 1421. The Ryukyuan official histories describe
Shishō
campaign for governor. The Okinawan electorate voted to overwhelmingly reject the central government's Henoko move plan. 72% of Okinawan voters opposed the plan
2019_Okinawan_referendum
Ranking system used in East Asia
The dan (段) ranking system is used by many Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, and other martial arts organizations to indicate the level of a person's ability
Dan_(rank)
Ethnic group in the Caribbean
BanReservas, ISBN 978-99934-940-4-1 Tokota, Ryan Masaaki (2008), "Japanese and Okinawan Cubans", in Font, Mauricio A.; Arias, John (eds.), A Changing Cuba in a
Japanese_Caribbean_people
OKINAWAN SCRIPTS
OKINAWAN SCRIPTS
OKINAWAN SCRIPTS
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew
Jehovah has Heard; A Biblical Name
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
A Cavalier
Boy/Male
Muslim
Person who Stay with style, Peaceful
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, Traditional
Gift; Donation; Loan
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Clean
Boy/Male
British, English, Latin, Scottish
Born Eighth; Twin
Female
French
Feminine form of French Anastase, ANASTASIE means "resurrection."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil
God
Boy/Male
Scottish
From the cannon's seat.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Kast.English (Essex, Kent)
Americanized spelling of German Kast.English (Essex, Kent) : possibly a nickname from Norman caste ‘chaste’, ‘virtuous’ (from Old French chaste).Possibly an altered spelling of French Caste, cognate with 2.
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