Kikai language
| Kikai | |
|---|---|
| シマユミタ | |
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Kikai Island of the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture |
Native speakers | (13,000 cited 2000) |
| Japanese | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kzg |
| Glottolog | kika1239 |
The Kikai language is spoken on Kikai Island, Kagoshima Prefecture of southwestern Japan. It is debated whether it is a single dialect cluster. Regardless, all Kikai dialects are members of the Amami–Okinawan languages, which are part of the Japonic languages.