List: Ryuukyuu-ben
Words specific of the Ryuukyuu dialect, spoken in the Okinawa prefecture. Many of the words in this dialect come from the Ryukyuan languages.
usually written using kana alone noun (suffix) noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- liker of, fan, enthusiast, -phile
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Okinawan person
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Japanese mainlander
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Japanese mainlander
noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- beautiful, pretty, lovely
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- welcoming reception
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous, lucky
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- shaman (Okinawa, Amami), medium, exorcist
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- queen snapper (Etelis coruscans), ruby snapper, flame snapper