5 of Okinawa.
During the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom, several
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languages_wefpoken in the Okinawa islands.
Uchinaaguchi was one of them. However, after the kingdom
turned into Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese became its
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among old people.
In 2009, UNESCO®designated'Uchinaaguchi an
endangered language. Since that time, more and more
people have been worrying about the death of Uchinaaguchi.
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