Ryukyuan

English

Alternative forms

(historical) Loochooan, Loo Chooan, Lewchewan, Lew Chewan, Luchuan
Ryūkyūan

Etymology

From Ryukyu +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹjuːkjuːən/

Adjective

Ryukyuan (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu.

Noun

Ryukyuan (plural Ryukyuans)

A native or inhabitant of Ryukyu.

Translations

a native or inhabitant of Ryukyu

Ainu: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Cantonese: 琉球族 (lau⁴ kau⁴ zuk⁶), 琉球人 (lau⁴ kau⁴ jan⁴)

Mandarin: 琉球族 (Liúqiúzú), 琉球人 (Liúqiúrén)
Finnish: riukiulainen
Japanese: 琉球民族 (りゅうきゅうみんぞく, Ryūkyū minzoku), 琉球人 (りゅうきゅうじん, Ryūkyū-jin)
Korean: 류큐 민족 (Ryukyu minjok), 류큐인 (ko) (Ryukyu-in), 류큐 사람 (Ryukyu saram)
Okinawan: 琉球民族 (るーちゅーみんずく, Rūchū minzuku), 琉球人 (るーちゅーんちゅ, Rūchūnchu)
Russian: рюкю́сец (ru) m (rjukjúsec), рюкю́ска f (rjukjúska)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Proper noun

Ryukyuan

Any of the traditional languages of Ryukyu, in modern times predominantly displaced by Japanese.

Derived terms

Proto-Ryukyuan

Translations

language of Ryukyu

Ainu: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 琉球語 / 琉球语 (Liúqiúyǔ)
Finnish: riukiulainen kieli
French: ryūkyū, ryūkyūan, ryūkyūais, ryūkyūïen
Japanese: 琉球語 (ja) (りゅうきゅうご, Ryūkyū-go)
Korean: 류큐어 (Ryukyu-eo)
Miyako: 島口 (すまふつ, Sumafutsu)
Okinawan: 島言葉 (しまくとぅば, Shima-kutuba)
Russian: рюкю́ский m (rjukjúskij) (язы́к), рюкю́ m (rjukjú)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: tiếng Lưu Cầu
Yaeyama: 島物言 (しまむに, Sïmamuni)