Yoron

A language of Japan

ISO 639: yox
Population: 950 (2004).
Location:: Kagoshima prefecture: north central Okinawa, Yoron islands.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Japonic, Ryukyuan, Amami-Okinawan, Southern Amami-Okinawan
Dialects: Inherent intelligibility generally impossible, or very difficult, with Ryukyuan languages and Japanese [jpn]. Lexical similarity: Ryukyu languages 62%–70% with Tokyo dialect of Japanese [jpn].
Language Use: Adults only. Shifting to Japanese [jpn].

Location: Kagoshima prefecture: north central Okinawa, Yoron islands.