- Ryukyuan
Ryukyuan may refer to:
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Ryukyuan people , the people of the Ryukyu Islands
*Ryukyuan languages , the languages of the people of the Ryūkyū Islands
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Ryukyuan music — (琉球音楽, Ryūkyū ongaku?), or Okinawan music (沖縄音楽, Okinawa ongaku?), is the music of the … Wikipedia
Ryukyuan people — Five Ryukyuan men, Meiji period. Regions with significant populations … Wikipedia
Ryukyuan religion — is the indigenous belief system of the Ryukyu Islands. While specific legends and traditions may vary slightly from place to place and island to island, the Ryukyuan religion is generally characterized by ancestor worship and the respecting of… … Wikipedia
Ryukyuan lacquerware — is one of the chief artistic products of the Ryukyu Islands (today Okinawa Prefecture of Japan), and represents a form and style of lacquerware which is distinct from that of the surrounding cultures. Though distinct in its own ways, it is… … Wikipedia
Ryukyuan Music — is the traditional music of Ryūkyū Kingdom (pre Japanese Okinawa) Instrumentation The Ryukyu instruments includes drum, which is found in various forms. Flutes are also found in throughout as well as the swung ondo rhythm.The instrument that… … Wikipedia
Ryukyuan languages — language name=Ryukyuan familycolor=Isolate states=Japan (Okinawa Prefecture, Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture) speakers= 900,000 fam1=Japonic nation= none lc1=ams|ld1=Southern Amami Oshima|ll1=Southern Amami Oshima language… … Wikipedia
Ryukyuan missions to Edo — Over the course of Japan s Edo period, the Okinawan Kingdom of Ryūkyū sent eighteen [Nineteen, if the 1609 1611 journey of King Shō Nei and his advisors to Sunpu as prisoners of war following the 1609 invasion of Ryukyu is counted.]… … Wikipedia
Ryukyuan — adjective or noun see Ryukyu Islands … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ryukyuan — /ree ooh kyooh euhn, ryooh /, n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Ryukyu. 2. the group of dialects spoken in the Ryukyu Islands, related to Japanese. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Ryukyu. * * * … Universalium
Ryukyuan — noun a) A native or inhabitant of Ryukyu. b) The traditional language of Ryukyu, now predominantly replaced by Japanese … Wiktionary
