Ryukyuan Dialect

[allie2590]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

Hi.
I'm Japanese.
Ryukyuan dialect is a foreign language for me.
Their culture is cool and I love their music.
This is one of my favorite songs but I don’t understand the Ryukyuan lyrics.

Wow, that sure doesn't sound like regular Japanese to me.
Awesome song, though.

[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by allie2590

Wow, that sure doesn't sound like regular Japanese to me.

Okinawa (=Ryukyuan) people speak common Japanese in hotels and shops, but they use their dialect between them in their houses.
I used to have a friend from Okinawa. He spoke common Japanese well, but sometimes I didn’t understand what he said.

Awesome song, though.

Thanks! I love it.

[Harold]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

Okinawa (=Ryukyuan) people speak common Japanese in hotels and shops, but they use their dialect between them in their houses.
I used to have a friend from Okinawa. He spoke common Japanese well, but sometimes I didn’t understand what he said.


Thanks! I love it.

Most people under 30 years old speak in Japanese... The only time I heard Ryukuan was when older people were talking to older people!

My host brothers and sisters always told me they understood a few words, but they can't speak it. It's unfortunate because the language is starting to die

[allie2590]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

Okinawa (=Ryukyuan) people speak common Japanese in hotels and shops, but they use their dialect between them in their houses.
I used to have a friend from Okinawa. He spoke common Japanese well, but sometimes I didn’t understand what he said.


Thanks! I love it.

That's really cool.

[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by Harold

Most people under 30 years old speak in Japanese... The only time I heard Ryukuan was when older people were talking to older people!
My host brothers and sisters always told me they understood a few words, but they can't speak it. It's unfortunate because the language is starting to die

Hi, Harold.
You seem to know Okinawa better than me.
I’ve never been to Okinawa myself and I’ve just heard about it from people from there.
People in Okinawa seem to losing their language.
Yes, it’s unfortunate.
Maybe it’s because there may be few places of employment there.
Many young people come to Tokyo to work and they have to speak common Japanese.
It’s really too bad the language is dying.

[YuriTokoro]

This is another Ryukyuan song.

Shimauta



　でいごの花が咲き　風を呼び嵐がきた

　　でいごが咲き乱れ　風を呼び嵐がきた
　　繰り返す悲しみは　島渡る波の様
　　ウージの森で　あなたと出逢い　　　　（※ウージ はさとうきび）
　　ウージの下で　千代(ﾁﾖ)にさよなら
　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の涙

　　でいごの花も散り　さざ波がゆれるだけ
　　ささやかな幸せは　うたかたの波の花
　　ウージの森で　歌った友よ
　　ウージの下で　八千代(ﾔﾁﾖ)の別れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の愛を

海よ宇宙よ　神よ命よ
　　このまま永久(ﾄﾜ)に　夕凪を

　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の涙

　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の愛を

　　ララ　ララララ　ラララララ　・・・・・

[Yuusuke]

Originally Posted by YuriTokoro

This is another Ryukyuan song.

Shimauta



　でいごの花が咲き　風を呼び嵐がきた

　　でいごが咲き乱れ　風を呼び嵐がきた
　　繰り返す悲しみは　島渡る波の様
　　ウージの森で　あなたと出逢い　　　　（※ウージ はさとうきび）
　　ウージの下で　千代(ﾁﾖ)にさよなら
　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の涙

　　でいごの花も散り　さざ波がゆれるだけ
　　ささやかな幸せは　うたかたの波の花
　　ウージの森で　歌った友よ
　　ウージの下で　八千代(ﾔﾁﾖ)の別れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の愛を

海よ宇宙よ　神よ命よ
　　このまま永久(ﾄﾜ)に　夕凪を

　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の涙

　　島唄よ風に乗り　鳥とともに海を渡れ
　　島唄よ風に乗り　届けておくれ
　　私の愛を

　　ララ　ララララ　ラララララ　・・・・・

I love that song

Uta ga daisuki

[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by Yuusuke

I love that song

Uta ga daisuki

Yuusuke,thanks!

[Yuusuke]

we listenedt o that song in my japanese class

[YuriTokoro]

Originally Posted by Yuusuke

we listenedt o that song in my japanese class

I didn't know the song was that famous, Yuusuke.