Ryukyuan
Americanadjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Ryukyu.
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the group of languages spoken in the Ryukyu Islands related to Japanese.
Etymology
Origin of Ryukyuan
First recorded in 1880–85; Ryukyu ( def. ) + -an ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Adding to this, both species are only active at night, and the Ryukyuan only appears in winter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
The Ryukyuan Pygmy Squid, Idiosepius kijimuna, is named after the short, red-haired forest fairies that are said to live in the banyan trees of Okinawa.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
Therefore when, in 1873, the crew of a wrecked Ryukyuan junk was barbarously treated by the Formosan aborigines, the Yedo Government at once sought redress from Peking.
From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)
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