List: Ryuukyuu-ben
Words specific of the Ryuukyuu dialect, spoken in the Okinawa prefecture. Many of the words in this dialect come from the Ryukyuan languages.
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)
food, cooking noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Okinawan dish of grated carrot stir-fried with egg and sometimes meat or fish
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- shrine maiden
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Okinawan person
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Japanese mainlander
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Japanese mainlander
noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- beautiful, pretty, lovely
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- welcoming reception
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous, lucky
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)