Category Archives: Language
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
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
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