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Hardcover A Linguistic History of the Forgotten Islands: A Reconstruction of the Proto-Language of the Southern Ryūkyūs Book

ISBN: 1905246579

ISBN13: 9781905246571

A Linguistic History of the Forgotten Islands: A Reconstruction of the Proto-Language of the Southern Ryūkyūs

Sakishima comprises a group of islands situated between Okinawa and Taiwan, forming a culturally important bridge between Japan and Taiwan. Studies of the languages of the Ryukyuan islands are valuable for an accurate understanding of the linguistic history of Japan as a whole. This monograph is the first attempt - in any language - at a large-scale reconstruction of the three languages of the southern Ryukyus (Sakishima), viz., Miyako, Yaeyama andYonaguni...

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