Ryukyuan

== English == === Alternative forms === (historical, influenced by Chinese) Loochooan, Loo Chooan, Lewchewan, Lew Chewan, Luchuan Ryūkyūan === Etymology === From Ryukyu +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹjuːkjuːən/ === Adjective === Ryukyuan (not comparable) Of, relating to, or derived from Ryukyu. === Noun === Ryukyuan (plural Ryukyuans) A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === Ryukyuan Any of the traditional languages of Ryukyu, in modern times predominantly displaced by Japanese. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====