Yoron language

Yoron
Yoron
ユンヌフトゥバ; Yunnu Futuba
Native to	Japan
Region	Yoronjima within the Amami Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture
Native speakers	950 (2004)
Language family	Japonic Ryukyuan Northern Ryukyuan Amami or Kunigami Yoron; ; ; ;
Writing system	Japanese
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yox
Glottolog	yoro1243

The Yoron language (ユンヌフトゥバ Yunnu Futuba) is a dialect continuum spoken on Yoronjima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. It is one of the Northern Ryukyuan languages, which are a sub-branch within the Japonic language family. The language is one of the most endangered languages in all of Japan.

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