The Kunigami language is an Okinawan language spoken largely in the north of Okinawa Island. Like other Okinawan languages, Kunigami is part of the Ryukyuan family. The number of competent native speakers of the language is not known - as a result of Japanese language policy, the younger generation mostly speaks Japanese as their first language. It is often referred to as the Nakijin dialect of the Okinawan language, in comparison with the central Okinawan which is also called the dialect of Shuri and Naha.
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