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Okinawan

Okinawan

English

Adjective

Okinawan ‎(comparative more Okinawan, superlative most Okinawan)

From Okinawa.
Of Okinawan descent.

Translations

of or related to Okinawa

Ainu:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 沖繩的 (zh), 冲绳的 (zh) ‎(Chōngshéng de)
Japanese: 沖縄の (ja) ‎(おきなわの, Okinawa no)

Korean:
Okinawan:
Russian: окина́вский ‎(okinávskij)

Derived terms

Okinawan habu

Noun

Okinawan ‎(plural Okinawans)

A person from Okinawa.

Translations

a person from Okinawa

Ainu:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 沖繩人, 冲绳人 ‎(Chōngshéng rén)

Japanese: 沖縄人 ‎(おきなわじん, Okinawa-jin)
Okinawan: 沖縄人 ‎(Uchinaan-chu)
Russian: жи́тель Окина́вы m ‎(žítelʹ Okinávy), жи́тельница Окина́вы f ‎(žítelʹnica Okinávy)

Proper noun

Okinawan

A Ryukyuan language of Okinawa.

Translations

Ryukyuan — see Ryukyuan