Okinawan
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Okinawa is a part of the Ryukyu Islands.
Okinawan may also refer to:
Okinawan may also refer to:
- The languages or dialects of Okinawa, a subgroup of the Ryukyuan languagesRyukyuan languagesThe Ryukyuan languages are spoken in the Ryukyu Islands, and make up a subgroup of the Japonic, itself controversially a subgroup of Altaic....
(see: Okinawan languageOkinawan languageCentral Okinawan, or simply Okinawan , is a Northern Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguni, and a number of smaller peripheral islands...
) - The people of Okinawa, a subgroup of the Ryukyuan people
- Okinawan cuisineOkinawan cuisineOkinawan cuisine is the cuisine of the Japanese island of Okinawa. Due to difference in culture, climate, vegetables and other ingredients between Okinawa and mainland Japan, Okinawan cuisine is very different from Japanese cuisine.-History:...