Okinawan

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UK/ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwən/UK/ˌəʊkiːˈnɑːwən/US/ˌoʊkiˈnɑwən/

adjective

Of, from or relating to the island, city or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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Meanings

adjectiveOkinawan (comparative more Okinawan, superlative most Okinawan)

comparative more Okinawan · superlative most Okinawan

  1. Of, from or relating to the island, city or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
nounOkinawan (plural Okinawans)

plural Okinawans

  1. A native or inhabitant of the island, city or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
proper noun
  1. A Ryukyuan language of Okinawa.

Origin

From Okinawa + -an.

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Translations

Arabic لُغَة أُوكِينَاوَا
  • لُغَة أُوكِينَاوَاOkinawan language
Catalan okinawenc
  • okinawencOkinawan language
Chinese Cantonese 沖繩語 /冲绳语, 沖繩話 /冲绳话
  • 沖繩語 /冲绳语 (cung¹ sing⁴ jyu⁵)Okinawan language
  • 沖繩話 /冲绳话Okinawan language
Chinese Mandarin 沖繩的 /冲绳的, 沖繩人 /冲绳人
  • 沖繩的 /冲绳的 (Chōngshéng de)of or related to Okinawa
  • 沖繩人 /冲绳人 (Chōngshéng rén)a person from Okinawa
  • 沖繩語 /冲绳语 (Chōngshéngyǔ)Okinawan language
Dutch Okinawaans
  • OkinawaansOkinawan language
Esperanto okinava lingvo
  • okinava lingvoOkinawan language
Finnish okinawalainen, okinawalainen
  • okinawalainenof or related to Okinawa
  • okinawalainena person from Okinawa
  • okinawaOkinawan language
  • okinawan kieliOkinawan language
French okinawaïen
  • okinawaïenOkinawan language
Hawaiian ʻŌlelo Okinawa
  • ʻŌlelo OkinawaOkinawan language
Hungarian okinavai nyelv
  • okinavai nyelvOkinawan language
Indonesian Bahasa Okinawa
  • Bahasa OkinawaOkinawan language
Italian okinawano
  • okinawanoOkinawan language
Japanese 沖縄の, 沖縄人
  • 沖縄のof or related to Okinawa
  • 沖縄人 (Okinawa-jin)a person from Okinawa
  • 沖縄語 (Okinawa-go)Okinawan language
  • 沖縄方言 (Okinawan hōgen)Okinawan language
Korean 오키나와의, 오키나와어
  • 오키나와의 (Okinawa-ui)of or related to Okinawa
  • 오키나와어 (Okinawa-eo)Okinawan language
Lithuanian Okinavų kalba
  • Okinavų kalbaOkinawan language
Malay Bahasa Okinawa
  • Bahasa OkinawaOkinawan language
Polish okinawski, Okinawczyk
  • okinawskiof or related to Okinawa
  • Okinawczyka person from Okinawa
  • Okinawkaa person from Okinawa
  • język okinawskiOkinawan language
Portuguese oquinauano
  • oquinauanoOkinawan language
Russian окина́вский, жи́тель Окина́вы
  • окина́вский (okinávskij)of or related to Okinawa
  • жи́тель Окина́вы (žítelʹ Okinávy)a person from Okinawa
  • жи́тельница Окина́вы (žítelʹnica Okinávy)a person from Okinawa
  • окина́вский язы́к (okinávskij jazýk)Okinawan language
Spanish okinawense
  • okinawenseOkinawan language
Swedish okinawianska
  • okinawianskaOkinawan language
Thai ภาษาโอกินาวะ
  • ภาษาโอกินาวะOkinawan language
Turkish Okinawaca
  • OkinawacaOkinawan language
Ukrainian окінавська мо́ва
  • окінавська мо́ва (okinavsʹka móva)Okinawan language
Vietnamese tiếng Okinawa
  • tiếng OkinawaOkinawan language
Cite this entry
APA

Okinawan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawan

MLA

“Okinawan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Okinawan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinawan.

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