Kurima dialect
| Kurima | |
|---|---|
| Ffima-ftsɨ | |
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Kurima Island, Okinawa Prefecture |
Native speakers | 30~50 (2025) |
| Japanese | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | kuri1272 |
Kurima is classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Kurima (Ffima-ftsɨ) is a dialect of the Miyakoan language, a Ryukyuan language spoken on the island of Kurima, one of the Miyako Islands of Japan. As a moribund language, currently Kurima is only spoken natively by elderly people. It is recognized by UNESCO as a severely endangered language.