noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)

noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• shaman (Okinawa, Amami), medium, exorcist

noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• queen snapper (Etelis coruscans), ruby snapper, flame snapper

noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• southern Japanese mudskipper

noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• Javanese long pepper (Piper retrofractum)

noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• spirit, soul

noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• fisherman

usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• mother tongue (from the island where one was raised)
• Okinawan neologism (developed by the language revival movement)

slang  sensitive  noun  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• woman attracted to Americans (particularly in the military)

usually written using kana alone  noun (suffix)  noun (generic)  Ryuukyuu-ben 

• liker of, fan, enthusiast, -phile