Japonic or Japanese–Ryukyuan (Japanese: 日琉語族, romanized: Nichiryū gozoku), sometimes also Japanic, [1] is a language family comprising Japanese, spoken in the main islands of …

Japanese (日本語, Nihongo, [ɲihoŋɡo] ⓘ) is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people. It has around 123 million speakers, primarily in Japan, the …

Sep 6, 2019 · The Japonic languages are a group of languages that includes the Japanese language and the Ryukyuan languages, which are spoken in the main islands of Japan and …

The Japonic languages are a language family made up of languages native to the Japanese islands. Known members of the language family are Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages ( …

From a conservative point of view, the Japanese language is a member of such a portmanteau family that has recently and increasingly been called Japonic in the Western literature.

Jan 29, 2025 · Japanese language, a language isolate (i.e., a language unrelated to any other language) and one of the world’s major languages, with more than 127 million speakers in the …

The most widely spoken language in Japan is Japanese, which is separated into several dialects with Tokyo dialect considered Standard Japanese. In addition to the Japanese language, …

Sep 3, 2020 · People in Japan speak languages from two main language families: the Japonic languages and the Ainu. The Ryukyuan languages are part of the Japonic family even though …

Welcome to the JLect Japonic Language and Dialect Database and Dictionary. Use the search bar above to look up a term in the various languages and dialects of Japan. From Okinawa, to …

Japanese (日本語, Nihongo) is the national language of Japan and is spoken by the vast majority of the population. It belongs to the Japonic language family, which includes Japanese and the …