Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ryukyuan

2 senses of ryukyuan

Sense 1
Ryukyuan -- (a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan)
       => Japanese, Nipponese -- (a native or inhabitant of Japan)

Sense 2
Ryukyuan -- (the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands)
       => Japanese -- (the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese)