Language

Yaeyama

Yaeyama is a language in the Japonic family spoken in Japan.

No known Scripture

Scripture in Yaeyama

Our sources record no known Scripture in Yaeyama.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Yaeyama is spoken

  • Japan

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About Yaeyama

Language family
Japonic
ISO 639-3 code
rys
Glottocode
yaey1239
Also known as
Yaeyama: Hatoma

Dialects and varieties 9

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Yaeyama as a whole.

  • HaterumaNo known Scripture
  • HatomaNo known Scripture
  • IshigakiNo known Scripture
  • KabiraNo known Scripture
  • KohamaNo known Scripture
  • KuroshimaNo known Scripture
  • ShirahoNo known Scripture
  • SonaiNo known Scripture
  • TaketomiNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.