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unusual facts about Amami language



Ryukyuan languages

Similarly, the common language now used in everyday conversations in the Amami Ōshima is not the traditional Amami language, but rather a regional variation of Amami-accented Japanese, locally nicknamed トン普通語 (Ton Futsūgo, literally meaning "potato i.e. rustic common language") by older speakers.


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