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News in Uchinaaguchi

From Okinawa BBTV, listen to news in Uchinaaguchi, the Okinawan tongue (some call it dialect of Japanese, but UNESCO recognizes it as a language). http://www.okinawabbtv.com/news/h_news.htm

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Fija Byron and Uchinaguchi

Article about Uchinanchu Fija Byron who an Okinawan cultural activist. Fija Byron is a proponent and teacher of the Okinawan language. http://japanfocus.org/-Fija-Bairon/2586 note: for the record, in spite of the spelling in the article, the name is Fija Byron (not … Continue reading

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Marty Test 1

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Language

uchinaguchi the language of Okinawa   the history of uchina guchi (Excerpt taken from Etsuko Higa’s Master of Arts thesis, Okinawan Classical Music: Analysis of Vocal Performance, University of Hawaii, 1976.) The language of Okinawa belongs to the Japanese-Ryukyuan language … Continue reading

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