Amami Ōshima (奄美大島, Okinawan: Uushima (ウーシマ); Amami: Ushima (ウシマ)), also known as Amami, is the largest island in the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū... 18 KB (1,859 words) - 03:42, 22 April 2024 |
The Amami language or languages (島口, シマユムタ, Shimayumuta), also known as Amami Ōshima or simply Ōshima ('Big Island'), is a Ryukyuan language spoken in... 21 KB (1,879 words) - 11:47, 27 April 2024 |
The Battle of Amami-Ōshima, known in Japan as the Spy Ship Incident in the Southwest Sea of Kyūshū (九州南西海域工作船事件, kyūshū-nansei-kaiiki-kōsakusen-jiken)... 9 KB (750 words) - 16:27, 9 March 2024 |
the Amami Ōshima language, whereas a separate northern variety exists. According to Ethnologue, there are 1,800 speakers of Southern Amami Ōshima. The... 3 KB (178 words) - 11:42, 20 April 2024 |
(in this case, Amami Japanese is influenced by the Amami Ōshima language). In the past, the locals of Amami Ōshima spoke the Amami Ōshima language, which... 4 KB (291 words) - 11:42, 20 April 2024 |
their Ryukyuan-looking appearance. In 1726 Tabata Sabunji (田畑佐文仁) of Amami Ōshima became the first islander to be allowed to use a surname in recognition... 10 KB (1,266 words) - 06:41, 20 April 2024 |
Northern Ryukyuan languages (redirect from Amami dialects) (1990) subdivided Kikai: Amami dialect Northern Amami dialect Northern Amami Ōshima Southern Amami Ōshima Northern Kikai Southern Amami dialect Southern Kikai... 15 KB (1,166 words) - 10:33, 24 April 2024 |
found in Amami Ōshima and Toku-no-Shima, two small islands between southern Kyūshū and Okinawa in Japan. Often called a living fossil, the Amami rabbit... 16 KB (1,779 words) - 20:15, 16 March 2024 |
Amami Ōshima (Amami Island) in the Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan. Amami Airport was opened as Amami Oshima Airport (奄美大島空港, Amami-Ōshima Kūkō) on June... 4 KB (195 words) - 06:15, 18 September 2023 |
Koniya Sign Language (redirect from Amami Oshima Sign Language) Koniya Sign, or Amami Oshima Sign (AOSL), is a village sign language, or group of languages, on Amami Ōshima, the largest island in the Amami Islands of Japan... 1 KB (131 words) - 10:58, 1 February 2023 |
Sumiyō (住用村, Sumiyō-son) was a village located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated... 904 bytes (87 words) - 09:18, 30 March 2024 |
of the Amami languages, most of which have their own ISO 639-3 codes: Amami languages Amami Ōshima Northern Amami Ōshima Southern Amami Ōshima Kikai Tokunoshima... 3 KB (146 words) - 11:43, 20 April 2024 |
List of islands of Japan (section Amami Islands) Gajajima Suwanosejima Akusekijima Tairajima Kodakarajima Takarajima Amami Ōshima Kikaijima Kakeromajima Yoroshima Ukeshima Tokunoshima Okinoerabujima... 21 KB (1,229 words) - 03:22, 14 April 2024 |
Japan Coast Guard (section Battle of Amami-Ōshima) The Japan Coast Guard (Japanese: 海上保安庁, Hepburn: Kaijō Hoan-chō) is the coast guard responsible for the protection of the coastline of Japan under the... 34 KB (3,227 words) - 04:10, 30 April 2024 |
Naze (名瀬市, Naze-shi) was a city located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on July 1, 1946. As of 2003, the city had... 1 KB (130 words) - 02:02, 17 April 2024 |
Amami (奄美市, Amami-shi) is a city located on the island of Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Amami is the most populated municipality on Amami... 11 KB (372 words) - 08:46, 1 March 2024 |
Ryukyu Islands (section Amami and Tokara Islands) Amami Islands show Shō Toku's conquest of Kikai Island in 1466, a failed Satsuma invasion of Amami Ōshima in 1493, and two rebellions on Amami Ōshima... 65 KB (7,394 words) - 14:40, 24 April 2024 |
Gusuku (section Amami Islands) research to the Amami Islands, largely independently of Okinawan archaeology. His comprehensive study found 129 gusuku toponyms in Amami Ōshima. Similarly... 23 KB (3,136 words) - 01:26, 29 April 2024 |
Shima-uta (category Amami culture) pop singers from Amami Ōshima such as Hajime Chitose and Atari Kōsuke. Although shima-uta is often considered to represent Amami's musical tradition, it... 15 KB (2,017 words) - 20:32, 14 April 2024 |
Tatsugō (龍郷町, Tatsugō-chō) is a town located on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town had an estimated... 7 KB (280 words) - 15:54, 15 December 2023 |
The languages of the Amami Islands can be divided into the conservative northern group (Northern Amami Ōshima, Southern Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima) and... 16 KB (973 words) - 11:42, 20 April 2024 |
the Ryukyu archipelago by the end of the 15th century, and by 1571 the Amami Ōshima Islands, to the north near Kyūshū, were incorporated into the kingdom... 39 KB (3,499 words) - 02:00, 3 April 2024 |
Lidth's jay (redirect from Amami Jay) restricted distribution occurring only on the southern Japanese islands of Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima in pine forest, sub-tropical woodland and cultivated... 3 KB (306 words) - 07:27, 30 January 2024 |