Amami Japanese

Amami Japanese (トン普通語, Ton-futsūgo) is a variety of the Japanese language spoken on the island of Amami Ōshima. Its native term Ton-futsūgo means "potato standard". Much like Okinawan Japanese, it is a descendant of Standard Japanese but with influences from the traditional Ryukyuan languages (in this case, Amami Japanese is influenced by the Amami Ōshima language).

Amami Japanese
トン普通語
Native toJapan
RegionKagoshima Prefecture (Amami Ōshima)
EthnicityRyukyuan
Japonic
Language codes
ISO 639-3
IETFja-u-sd-jp46
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