Meanings
alternative Loochooan · alternative Loo Chooan · alternative Lewchewan · alternative Lew Chewan · alternative Luchuan · alternative Ryūkyūan
- not comparableOf, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu.
plural Ryukyuans · alternative Loochooan · alternative Loo Chooan · alternative Lewchewan · alternative Lew Chewan · alternative Luchuan · alternative Ryūkyūan
- A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
alternative Loochooan · alternative Loo Chooan · alternative Lewchewan · alternative Lew Chewan · alternative Luchuan · alternative Ryūkyūan
- Any of the traditional languages of Ryukyu, in modern times predominantly displaced by Japanese.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 琉球族, 琉球人
- 琉球族 (lau⁴ kau⁴ zuk⁶)a native of Ryukyu
- 琉球人 (lau⁴ kau⁴ jan⁴)a native of Ryukyu
Chinese Mandarin 琉球族, 琉球人
- 琉球族 (Liúqiúzú)a native of Ryukyu
- 琉球人 (Liúqiúrén)a native of Ryukyu
- 琉球語 /琉球语 (Liúqiúyǔ)languages of Ryukyu
Finnish riukiulainen, riukiulainen kieli
- riukiulainena native of Ryukyu
- riukiulainen kielilanguages of Ryukyu
French ryūkyū, ryūkyūan, ryūkyūais, ryūkyūïen
- ryūkyū, ryūkyūan, ryūkyūais, ryūkyūïenlanguages of Ryukyu
Japanese 琉球民族, 琉球人
- 琉球民族 (Ryūkyū minzoku)a native of Ryukyu
- 琉球人 (Ryūkyū-jin)a native of Ryukyu
- 琉球語 (Ryūkyū-go)languages of Ryukyu
Korean 류큐 민족, 류큐인
- 류큐 민족 (Ryukyu minjok)a native of Ryukyu
- 류큐인 (Ryukyu-in)a native of Ryukyu
- 류큐 사람 (Ryukyu saram)a native of Ryukyu
- 류큐어 (Ryukyu-eo)languages of Ryukyu
Polish Riukiuańczyk, Riukiuanka
- Riukiuańczyka native of Ryukyu
- Riukiuankaa native of Ryukyu
- język riukiuańskilanguages of Ryukyu
Russian рюкю́сец, рюкю́ска
- рюкю́сец (rjukjúsec)a native of Ryukyu
- рюкю́ска (rjukjúska)a native of Ryukyu
- рюкю́ский (rjukjúskij)languages of Ryukyu
- рюкю́ (rjukjú)languages of Ryukyu
Spanish lenguas ryukyuenses
- lenguas ryukyuenseslanguages of Ryukyu
Vietnamese tiếng Lưu Cầu
- tiếng Lưu Cầulanguages of Ryukyu
Cite this entry
Ryukyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ryukyuan
“Ryukyuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ryukyuan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ryukyuan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ryukyuan.
Source: Ryukyuan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.