Okinawan Japanese

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Okinawan Japanese (ウチナーヤマトグチ, 沖縄大和口, uchinā yamatoguchi^?) is the Japanese language as spoken by people of Okinawa Prefecture.

Okinawan Japanese's accents and words are influenced by traditional Ryukyuan languages and American English.

[edit] Vocabulary and phrase

• ... sā (さー) - sentence final particle
• aga! (あがっ!) - ouch!
• deeji (でーじ) - very, terribly
• shini (しに) - very, used by young people
• wajiru (わじる) - stream up
• shinasu (死なす), kurusu (殺す) - beat, strike
• furā (ふらー) - foolish
• ... dahazu (だはず) - may, I think...
• ... dawake (だわけ) - sentence final particle
• ... shiyōne (しようね), shimashōne (しましょうね) - I will...
• ... (sa) rindō (さりんどー) - I will ... to you!