Also Known As:
どぅなんむぬい, Dunan-Munui, Ryukyuan, Southern Ryukyuan, Saskisima, Saskishima, 与那国語, 与那国方言
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Delving in deep to discover the language of Yamatai, an ancient city whose whereabouts, culture, and
Ikema-san is interviewed in the Yonaguni language on her Yonaguni dictionary
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~400
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Yamada, Masahiro, Pellard, Thomas, & Shimoji, Michinori. (2015). Dunan grammar (Yonaguni Ryukyuan). In Heinrich, Patrick, Miyara, Shinsho, & Shimoji, Michinori. (Eds.), Handbook of the Ryukyuan languages : history, structure, and use (449-478) . De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511151
Bibliography of Locations:
Yamada, Masahiro, Pellard, Thomas, & Shimoji, Michinori. (2015). Dunan grammar (Yonaguni Ryukyuan). In Heinrich, Patrick, Miyara, Shinsho, & Shimoji, Michinori. (Eds.), Handbook of the Ryukyuan languages : history, structure, and use (449-478) . De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511151
Bibliography of Context:
Yamada, Masahiro, Pellard, Thomas, & Shimoji, Michinori. (2015). Dunan grammar (Yonaguni Ryukyuan). In Heinrich, Patrick, Miyara, Shinsho, & Shimoji, Michinori. (Eds.), Handbook of the Ryukyuan languages : history, structure, and use (449-478) . De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781614511151