やんばるくみらー

Okinawan

Etymology

Compound of 山原 (yanbaru, “Yanbaru”) +‎ 水鶏 (-kumirā, “water bird”) +‎ あー (-ā, person suffix).

Noun

やんばるくみらー (Yanbaru kumirā) 

  1. 山原水鶏: an Okinawa rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan.

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