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ryukyuan

/ˈɹjuːkjuːən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
ryukyuan
IPA
/ˈɹjuːkjuːən/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu.

noun

A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.

name

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

Etymology

From Ryukyu + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Loochooan (alternative) Loo Chooan (alternative) Lewchewan (alternative) Lew Chewan (alternative) Luchuan (alternative) Ryūkyūan (alternative) Ryukyuans (plural)

Phrases

Proto-Ryukyuan

Frequently Paired Words

Kikai Kunigami Miyako Okinawan Yaeyama Yonaguni Yoron

Synonyms

ryukyuan language

Questions

How do you pronounce ryukyuan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹjuːkjuːən/.
What does ryukyuan mean?
Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu.
Where does ryukyuan come from?
From Ryukyu + -an.

How to pronounce ryukyuan

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