Amami Ōshima language

Amami Ōshima
Amami Ōshima
Amami
島口/シマユムタ Shimayumuta
Native to	Japan
Region	Amami Ōshima and neighboring islands, Kagoshima Prefecture
Native speakers	ca. 12,000 (2004)
Language family	Japonic Ryukyuan Northern Ryukyuan Amami Amami Ōshima; ; ; ;
Writing system	Japanese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; ryn – Northern; ams – Southern (Setouchi)
Glottolog	oshi1235
	Tan in south: Southern Amami. ; Green, pink, and tan in north: Northern Amami. Each orange area indicates where people characterize the local dialect as being the same language as they speak.

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 the Amami Islands south of Kyūshū. The southern variety of the Setouchi township may be a distinct language more closely related to Okinawan than it is to northern Ōshima.

As Amami does not have recognition within Japan as a language, it is officially known as the Amami dialect (奄美方言, Amami Hōgen).

Amami Ōshima
Amami
島口/シマユムタ Shimayumuta
Native to	Japan
Region	Amami Ōshima and neighboring islands, Kagoshima Prefecture
Native speakers	ca. 12,000 (2004)
Language family	Japonic Ryukyuan Northern Ryukyuan Amami Amami Ōshima
Writing system	Japanese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `ryn` – Northern `ams` – Southern (Setouchi)
Glottolog	`oshi1235`
Tan in south: Southern Amami. Green, pink, and tan in north: Northern Amami. Each orange area indicates where people characterize the local dialect as being the same language as they speak.