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Definition of Ryukyuan
1. Noun. A member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan.
2. Noun. The language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands.
Definition of Ryukyuan
1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Ryukyu. ¹
2. Proper noun. The traditional language of Ryukyu, now predominantly replaced by Japanese. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ryukyuan
Literary usage of Ryukyuan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the by Frank Brinkley, Dairoku Kikuchi (1915)
"Therefore when, in 1873, the crew of a wrecked Ryukyuan junk was barbarously
treated by the Formosan aborigines, the Yedo Government at once sought redress ..."
2. A History of the Japanese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the by Frank Brinkley, Dairoku Kikuchi (1915)
"Therefore when, in 1873, the crew of a wrecked Ryukyuan junk was barbarously
treated by the Formosan aborigines, the Yedo Government at once sought redress ..."
3. Five Hundred Fun Facts About Japan by DIANE Publishing Company, Dorothy Perkins (1994)
"Shurei- no-Mon ("Gate of Courtesy), the castle's main gate, had been restored in
1958 and is a symbol of traditional Ryukyuan culture. 23. ..."
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