English words from Okinawan
- goyabitter melon (edible fruit, especially as it is eaten by Okinawans)
- eisaA form of Okinawan folk dance.
- nunchakuA weapon originating from Okinawa, Japan, consisting of two sticks joined by a chain or cord.
- IriomoteThe largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.
- sackeesake (Japanese rice wine)
- shiikuwashaA citrus fruit, native to Taiwan and Okinawa (Citrus reticulata, syn. Citrus depressa)