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Language Database - Japan
Definitely Endangered- Severely Endangered
We are proud to showcase the results of research undertaken by members of our interdisciplinary Language Lab. Our work and findings have been published in a number of prestigious publications in our field.
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(All numbers come from the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages, Ethnologue, Various Censuses from Japan.)
Japan: Publications
Ainu Language
Critically endangered, only a couple native speakers remain, Ainu Family, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands.
Okinawan Language
Critically endangered, around 300 native speakers, Ryukyuan Family, Ryukyu Islands.
Amami Language
Definitely endangered, around 2500Â native speakers, Ryukyuan Family, Amami Islands.
Kunigami Language
Definitely endangered, around 47000 native speakers, Ryukyuan Family, Northern Okinawa.
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