Southern Amami Ōshima language

The Southern Amami Ōshima language is a Ryukyuan language spoken in Setouchi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

[1][2] It is generally considered to be the southern variety of the Amami Ōshima language, whereas a separate northern variety exists.

[1][2][3] According to Ethnologue, there are 1,800 speakers of Southern Amami Ōshima.

[3] Both of these languages are endangered, as younger generations either speak Japanese or a local variety of Japanese known as Ton-futsūgo.

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