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.
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- handsome young woman, pretty girl
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Calamansi (Citrus x microcarpa)
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- mainlander, non-Okinawan Japanese, Yamato Japanese
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- gusuku (Okinawan castle or fortress)
search-only kana form food, cooking noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- sata andagi, Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- deep-fried
- Okinawan doughnut
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- oil
rarely used kana form food, cooking noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben slang
- chanpuru, champuru, Okinawan stir-fry dish, usually containing vegetables (especially bitter melon), tofu, meat or fish
- jumble, mess, muddle
usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- Okinawan language, Okinawan dialect
noun noun (generic) Ryuukyuu-ben
- bitter melon (Momordica charantia), bitter gourd