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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

Rydberg's penstemon Rydberg atom Rydberg atoms Rydberg constant Rydberg molecule Ryder Rylan Ryle's tube Rylee Rynchopidae

Rynchops Rypticus Ryukyu Ryukyu Islands Ryukyuan Ryukyuans Rzhevsky Rœulx Réaumur Réunion

Rígsþula Río San Juan S S&A S&H S&L S&O S&S

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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