The Amami languages are a collection of dialect clusters spoken across the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. All dialects are members of the Ryukyuan languages, specifically its northern branch.
Classification There are many distinct clusters of the Amami languages, most of which have their own ISO 639-3 codes:
Amami languages Amami Ōshima Northern Amami Ōshima Southern Amami Ōshima Kikai Tokunoshima Okinoerabu Yoron
are divided on the specific subgrouping of these dialects. The Okinoerabu and Yoron clusters may be grouped within the Kunigami language.
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