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Haisai, gusuuyoo.
I hope everyone is safe and doing well.
I teamed up with Nami Oshiro, a fantastic Shimanchu American artist based in Virginia, to create the first three items in an ongoing effort to raise funds for independent Shimakutuba practitioners and projects.
Many Shimanchu creators and educators are doing the work on their own time and out of their own pockets, so I'm hoping that this (and future fundraisers) can be a small show of support and gratitude.
This 3" sticker, 2.25" button, and 1.25" acrylic pin set features a Ramones logo-inspired design with an open-mouth shiisaa symbolizing the sharing of good things, i.e. our indigenous languages. There are several distinct languages throughout the Ryūkyū Islands (all of which are endangered), so we decided to go with the six regions recognized by UNESCO: Amami, Kunjan (Kunigami), Uchinaa (Okinawa), Myaaku (Miyako), Yaima (Yaeyama), Dunan (Yonaguni).
Please visit the Ko‑fi shop today! All proceeds (minus item production costs and shipping fees) will be donated to individuals/groups and I'll post receipts once the donations are made.
P.S. I'm still selling items through the Shimanchu Dushi-nu-chaa Online Sale, if you're interested in combining shipping.
Shiisaa illustration by Nami Oshiro
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ゆんたんじゃ ちなー すばやー 番所亭♪読谷村喜名の沖縄そば屋番所亭
うちなーぐちぐゆみ11月27日（うらんだぐゆみ2022年12月20日）
ゆんたんじゃ ちなーんけーある すばやー 番所亭ぬ すばよー、 まーはいびーんどー。
58ぬ めーんけー あいびーくとぅ いっぺー わかいやっさぬ！
わんねー 麺が しち やいびーん。あんさーに しるん まーはいびーんどー。ふーちばーん いってーびーさーやー。
すばかだるあとー、ちなーばんじゅんかいん ぅもーち んーち くぃみそーり！
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読谷村の喜名にある沖縄そば屋「番所亭」のそば、美味しいですよー。
58号線沿いにあるので、とてもわかりやすいです！
麺が好きです。それから、スープも美味しいですよ。よもぎも入れてありますねー。
そばを食べた後は、喜名番所にもいらしてみてください。
#うちなーぐち すば#うちなーすば#沖縄そば#ソーキそば#番所亭#読谷村#読谷村喜名#Uchinaaguchi suba#Uchinaa#suba#Okinawa soba#sooki soba#Yomitan Village#Kina Yomitan#Bansyotei#しまくとぅば#Shimakutuba
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奥武方言（奥武ぬ言葉）
🌺細（ぐま）たてぃぬ島、大（ふー）てぃんきぬ辞典。
🌹Little island, big dictionary.
🌸小島嶼，大辭典。
🌺2018年に作（くゎ）る書物（すむてぃ）にや、7885ぬ言葉あい、奥武ぬ人んきや必でぃ読むびき。
🌹This book published in 2018 has 7885 entries, and is a must-read for all Ou islanders.
🌸這本於2018年出版的辭典裡收錄了7885條詞，是全奧武必讀之書。
🌺奥武公民館（おうくーみんかん）保存用んでぃ、其ぬ書物ぬPDFファイルとぅ諸（むーる）言葉ぬ録音ばDVDんき収みるん。
🌹A PDF file of the book and a recording of all the entries are put on a DVD for preservation at the Ou community center.
🌸這本書的 PDF 版以及單詞的錄音都被製成 DVD 保存在奧武島的公民館。
#与那国語#奥武島#奥武方言#奥武語#奥武島の言葉#与那国物言#与那国方言#沖縄#琉球#琉球の言葉#Oujima#Ou language#Ou dialect#Uchinaaguchi#Shimakutuba#Yonaguni#Yonaguni language#Dunan#Dunanmunui#Dunan language
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Holidays 9.18
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National Ceiling Fan Day
National Colton Day
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National Museum Day [also 5.18]
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National Report Kickback Fraud Day
National Respect! Day
Navy Day (Croatia)
New York Times Day
PCOS Awareness Day
Scouring of the White Horse (Wantage, Berkshire, UK)
Shimakutuba Day (Okinawa)
Top Ten List Day
U.S. Air Force Day
World Bamboo Day
World Medical Ethics Day
World Water Monitoring Day
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National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]
National Woman Road Warrior Day [3rd Monday]
Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]
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Chile (a.k.a. Dieciocho, 1st Gov't Junta, 1818)
Free Republic of Silbervia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Amoeba Assimilation Day (Pastafarian)
Anton Mauve (Artology)
Arcadius, Bishop of Novgorod (Christian; Saint)
Ariadne of Phrygia (Christian; Martyr)
Bidzin, Elizbar, and Shalva, Princes of Georgia (Christian; Martyrs)
Castor of Alexandria (Christian; Martyr)
Constantius (Theban Legion)
Edward Bouverie Pusey (Episcopal Church)
Eugene’s, Bishop of Gortyna (Christian; Saint)
Eustorgius I (Christian; Saint)
Ferreol (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Ceres (Roman Goddess of Agriculture & Grain Crops)
Festival of Labour (French Republic)
Hilarion of Optima (Christian; Saint)
John Harvey Kellogg Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Joseph of Cupertino (Christian; Saint)
Juan Macias (Christian; Saint)
Leonardo da Crunchy (Muppetism)
Mark di Suvero (Artology)
Methodius of Olympus (Christian; Saint)
Plataia (Ancient Greece)
Richardis (Christian; Saint)
Sophia and Irene of Egypt (Christian; Martyrs)
Third Nostril of Christ Day (Church of the SubGenius)
Thomas of Villanova (Christian; Saint)
Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedalia; Judaism)
Vanaheim Day (Pagan)
Vondel (Positivist; Saint)
Zay Day (Sus God Zay) [Wear red or purple hoodies]
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Fortunate Day (Pagan) [38 of 53]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [31 of 37]
Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [24 of 30]
Unlucky 18th (Philippines) [3 of 3]
Premieres
Abacab, by Genesis (Album; 1981)
The Addams Family (TV Series; 1964)
Birthday, recorded by The Beatles (Song; 1967)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Film; 1958)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Animated Film; 2009)
Continental Divide (Film; 1981)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film; 1951)
Dog Daze (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)
Enough Said (Film; 2013)
Fatal Attraction (Film; 1987)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (Film; 1981)
Funny Girl (Film; 1968)
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss (Albums; 1978)
Goldfinger premiered in UK (1964) [James Bond #3]
Goo Goo Goliath (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)
Heartache Tonight, by The Eagles (Song; 1979)
In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak (Children’s Book; 1970)
Jennifer’s Body (Film; 2009)
Jonny Quest (Animated TV Series; 1964)
Making Money, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2007) [Discworld #36]
Maple Leaf Rag, by Scott Joplin (Song; 1899)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (Film; 2015)
More Than a Feeling,, by Boston (Song; 1976)
The Road to Ruin or Mine Over Matter (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 55; 1960)
Rush Hour (Film; 1998)
The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner (Novel; 2010) [Maze Runner #2]
Serve It Forth (Art of Eating), by M.F.K. Fisher (Food Essays; 1937)
Severed Relations or How to Get a Head (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 161; 1962)
Sicario (Film; 2015)
Singles (Film; 1992)
Smiley Smile, by The Beach Boys (Album; 1967)
Strange Little Girl, by Tori Amos (Album; 2001)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Film; 1951)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series; 2006)
Superman: Doomsday (WB Animated Film; 2007)
That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles or Me and My Chateau (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 162; 1962)
Tired and Feathered (WB LT Cartoon; 1965)
Two Flying Ghosts or High Spirits (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 56; 1960)
Wagon Train (TV Series; 1957)
War Pigs, by Black Sabbath (Song; 1970)
Where’s Wally, by Martin Hanford (Puzzle Book; 1987)
WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series; 1978)
Today’s Name Days
Herlinda, Josef, Lambert, Rica (Austria)
Alfonz, Irena, Jonatan, Josip, Sonja (Croatia)
Kryštof, Oskar (Czech Republic)
Titus (Denmark)
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Tytti, Tyyne, Tyyni (Finland)
Nadège, Véra (France)
Alfons, Herlinde, Lambert, Rica (Germany)
Ariadne, Ariadni, Evmenis, Kastor, Romylos (Greece)
Diána (Hungary)
Eumenio, Giuseppe, Maria, Sofia (Italy)
Alinta, Elita, Gizela, Liesma (Latvia)
Galmantė, Mingailas, Stefa, Stefanija (Lithuania)
Henriette, Henry (Norway)
Dobrowit, Irena, Irma, Józef, Ryszarda, Stefania, Tytus, Zachariasz (Poland)
Eumenie (Romania)
Elizaveta, Raisa (Russia)
Eugénia (Slovakia)
José, Sofía, Sonia (Spain)
Orvar (Sweden)
Irene (Ukraine)
Clint, Clinton, Corbin, Corwin, Corwyn, Korbin, Korvin (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 261 of 2024; 104 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 38 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 14 of 28]
Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 4 (Ji-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 3 Tishri 5784
Islamic: 3 Rabi I 1445
J Cal: 21 Aki; Sevenday [21 of 30]
Julian: 5 September 2023
Moon: 12%: Waxing Crescent
Positivist: 9 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Vondel]
Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 7 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 89 of 94)
Zodiac: Virgo (Day 28 of 32)
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Holidays 9.18
Holidays
Aging Awareness Day
Big Brothers Big Sisters Day (Canada)
Celebrate Your Name Day
Celebration of Talent (French Republic)
Chiropractic Founder’s Day
Clemente Day
Day of National Music (Azerbaijan)
Dieciocho (Chile)
Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 8: Human Rights
European Heritage Days (EU)
Feast Day of the Walloon Region (Belgium)
Festival of Inner Worlds
Fiesta Patrias (Chile)
First Love Day
Global Company Culture Day
Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day
International Equal Pay Day (UN)
International Pitt Hopkins Awareness Day
International Read an eBook Day
Island Language Day (Okinawa, Japan)
Jeannie in a Bottle Day
Jitiya Parwa (Only Women Employees; Nepal)
Jonny Quest Day
Long Playing Record Day
Mickey Mantle Day (New York)
Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (Taiwan)
National Cannabis Day (Germany)
National Ceiling Fan Day
National Colton Day
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
National Museum Day [also 5.18]
National Play-Dough Day
National Report Kickback Fraud Day
National Respect! Day
Navy Day (Croatia)
New York Times Day
PCOS Awareness Day
Scouring of the White Horse (Wantage, Berkshire, UK)
Shimakutuba Day (Okinawa)
Top Ten List Day
U.S. Air Force Day
World Bamboo Day
World Medical Ethics Day
World Water Monitoring Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
National Brett Day
National Cheeseburger Day
National Chocolate Day
Rice Krispies Treats Day
3rd Monday in September
Bettagsmontag (Switzerland) [Monday after 3rd Sunday]
Human Rights Day (Antarctica) [3rd Monday]
National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]
National Woman Road Warrior Day [3rd Monday]
Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]
Independence Days
Buddie Union (Declared; 2015) [unrecognized]
Chile (a.k.a. Dieciocho, 1st Gov't Junta, 1818)
Free Republic of Silbervia (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Amoeba Assimilation Day (Pastafarian)
Anton Mauve (Artology)
Arcadius, Bishop of Novgorod (Christian; Saint)
Ariadne of Phrygia (Christian; Martyr)
Bidzin, Elizbar, and Shalva, Princes of Georgia (Christian; Martyrs)
Castor of Alexandria (Christian; Martyr)
Constantius (Theban Legion)
Edward Bouverie Pusey (Episcopal Church)
Eugene’s, Bishop of Gortyna (Christian; Saint)
Eustorgius I (Christian; Saint)
Ferreol (Christian; Saint)
Feast of Ceres (Roman Goddess of Agriculture & Grain Crops)
Festival of Labour (French Republic)
Hilarion of Optima (Christian; Saint)
John Harvey Kellogg Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Joseph of Cupertino (Christian; Saint)
Juan Macias (Christian; Saint)
Leonardo da Crunchy (Muppetism)
Mark di Suvero (Artology)
Methodius of Olympus (Christian; Saint)
Plataia (Ancient Greece)
Richardis (Christian; Saint)
Sophia and Irene of Egypt (Christian; Martyrs)
Third Nostril of Christ Day (Church of the SubGenius)
Thomas of Villanova (Christian; Saint)
Tzom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedalia; Judaism)
Vanaheim Day (Pagan)
Vondel (Positivist; Saint)
Zay Day (Sus God Zay) [Wear red or purple hoodies]
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Fortunate Day (Pagan) [38 of 53]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [31 of 37]
Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [24 of 30]
Unlucky 18th (Philippines) [3 of 3]
Premieres
Abacab, by Genesis (Album; 1981)
The Addams Family (TV Series; 1964)
Birthday, recorded by The Beatles (Song; 1967)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Film; 1958)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Animated Film; 2009)
Continental Divide (Film; 1981)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Film; 1951)
Dog Daze (WB MM Cartoon; 1937)
Enough Said (Film; 2013)
Fatal Attraction (Film; 1987)
The French Lieutenant’s Woman (Film; 1981)
Funny Girl (Film; 1968)
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss (Albums; 1978)
Goldfinger premiered in UK (1964) [James Bond #3]
Goo Goo Goliath (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)
Heartache Tonight, by The Eagles (Song; 1979)
In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak (Children’s Book; 1970)
Jennifer’s Body (Film; 2009)
Jonny Quest (Animated TV Series; 1964)
Making Money, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2007) [Discworld #36]
Maple Leaf Rag, by Scott Joplin (Song; 1899)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (Film; 2015)
More Than a Feeling,, by Boston (Song; 1976)
The Road to Ruin or Mine Over Matter (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 55; 1960)
Rush Hour (Film; 1998)
The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner (Novel; 2010) [Maze Runner #2]
Serve It Forth (Art of Eating), by M.F.K. Fisher (Food Essays; 1937)
Severed Relations or How to Get a Head (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 161; 1962)
Sicario (Film; 2015)
Singles (Film; 1992)
Smiley Smile, by The Beach Boys (Album; 1967)
Strange Little Girl, by Tori Amos (Album; 2001)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Film; 1951)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series; 2006)
Superman: Doomsday (WB Animated Film; 2007)
That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles or Me and My Chateau (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S4, Ep. 162; 1962)
Tired and Feathered (WB LT Cartoon; 1965)
Two Flying Ghosts or High Spirits (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S2, Ep. 56; 1960)
Wagon Train (TV Series; 1957)
War Pigs, by Black Sabbath (Song; 1970)
Where’s Wally, by Martin Hanford (Puzzle Book; 1987)
WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series; 1978)
Today’s Name Days
Herlinda, Josef, Lambert, Rica (Austria)
Alfonz, Irena, Jonatan, Josip, Sonja (Croatia)
Kryštof, Oskar (Czech Republic)
Titus (Denmark)
Tiido, Tiidrik, Tiidu, Tiit (Estonia)
Tytti, Tyyne, Tyyni (Finland)
Nadège, Véra (France)
Alfons, Herlinde, Lambert, Rica (Germany)
Ariadne, Ariadni, Evmenis, Kastor, Romylos (Greece)
Diána (Hungary)
Eumenio, Giuseppe, Maria, Sofia (Italy)
Alinta, Elita, Gizela, Liesma (Latvia)
Galmantė, Mingailas, Stefa, Stefanija (Lithuania)
Henriette, Henry (Norway)
Dobrowit, Irena, Irma, Józef, Ryszarda, Stefania, Tytus, Zachariasz (Poland)
Eumenie (Romania)
Elizaveta, Raisa (Russia)
Eugénia (Slovakia)
José, Sofía, Sonia (Spain)
Orvar (Sweden)
Irene (Ukraine)
Clint, Clinton, Corbin, Corwin, Corwyn, Korbin, Korvin (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 261 of 2024; 104 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 1 of week 38 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 14 of 28]
Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 4 (Ji-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 3 Tishri 5784
Islamic: 3 Rabi I 1445
J Cal: 21 Aki; Sevenday [21 of 30]
Julian: 5 September 2023
Moon: 12%: Waxing Crescent
Positivist: 9 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Vondel]
Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 7 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 89 of 94)
Zodiac: Virgo (Day 28 of 32)
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Why are the Ryukyuan Languages Endangered?
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All of the native languages of the Ryukyu Islands (now known as “Okinawa”) are UNESCO listed endangered languages. There are several varieties, such as Uchinaaguchi, Myaakufutsu, Yanbaru Kutuuba, Shimayumuta, Yaimamuni, and Dunan-Munui. This means that the languages are not getting passed down from generation to generation, and are at a high risk of being lost completely without efforts to revitalize them. How did they get to this point?
The beginning of the decline of Ryukyuan languages can be traced to 1879, which is when the Ryukyu Kingdom was forcibly annexed, i.e. colonized, by Japan. Upon this act, the Japanese government swiftly enacted assimilationist policies to integrate Ryukyuans into the Japanese nation-state. This involved banning Ryukyuan languages in all public spheres and, educating them only in the Japanese language. To Ryukyuans, Japanese was a foreign language, and if they spoke their native language in schools, they were punished for doing so. This punishment for speaking their native language often involved having to wear something called a “Hougen Fuda” (Dialect Tag) around their necks.
Going back to the hougen fuda, typically, the unfortunate student who was given this punishment had to keep wearing it until another student was caught speaking in a Ryukyuan language. Sometimes, kids would stomp on another kid’s foot to get them to say “Agaa!” which means “Ow!” in Uchinaaguchi in order to pass off the hougen fuda. As you could imagine, this experience was quite traumatic, and it caused Ryukyuans to associate their native languages with pain and punishment.
In addition, in public buildings (City Hall, etc), Ryukyuans sometimes wouldn’t get served if they spoke in their native Ryukyuan language. They had to speak Japanese to get things done.
These experiences, as bad as they were, don't even compare to what Ryukyuans went through in the Battle of Okinawa. The Battle of Okinawa was one of the deadliest battles to have taken place during WWII. Nearly one out of every three Ryukyuans died in it. Most of those who died were civilians, or forcibly conscripted into the Japanese army. Japan intentionally built up their troops in Okinawa as a way to delay the US Army from entering “mainland” Japan. Ryukyuans were dispensable in the eyes of the Japanese state. Some of them were pushed in front of Japanese soldiers to be used as human shields. Those who spoke in Shimakutuba were sometimes suspected to be spies, and then shot.
With all of this trauma from speaking their native Ryukyuan language, it is understandable why many Ryukyuans decided not to pass it down to their children. They began developing an inferiority complex towards their own native language, as the Japanese language became more prestigious and economically advantageous. Ryukyuan languages are generally not taught in schools, and there isn’t much funding available for it. However, this is not to say there isn’t interest in it. In surveys, many Okinawan youth state that they wish they could speak their heritage langaugein order to understand their grandparents. Without Shimakutuba, this intergenerational connection is getting broken, and young Ryukyuans are unable to understand many things in their culture, such as sanshin music, Ryukyuan literature, poetry, historical records, etc. Without the language, we lose an essential component of our culture. The Ryukyuan identity is at stake.
This is why I am learning Uchinaaguchi. This is a language that should have been passed down to me if only my people were allowed to speak it. The more Uchinaaguchi I learn, the more I understand my culture. My grandparents have already passed on, but if I can speak Uchinaaguchi, I could know the sounds that came out of their mouths, and learn their Indigenous way of thinking through the language. I could feel more connected to them, and all of my ancestors.
I am fortunate to have learned why my heritage language is endangered, and to have the ability (time/money) to pursue learning it. However, most young Ryukyuans are unaware of this history, as it isn't taught much in mainstream Japanese education. I’m not sure exactly how to reverse the cause of the decline in Ryukyuan languages, but I will do my best to learn it and help other Ryukyuans who want to learn it.
https://apjjf.org/-Patrick-Heinrich/3138/article.html
Anderson, M., & Heinrich, P. (Eds.). (2014). Language crisis in the Ryukyus. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Happy Belated Shimakutuba Day which was on September 18th.
On September 18th, we celebrate the amazingly diverse languages across the Ryukyu Islands. Even within the same “language” or “town”, you’ll find different words, accents, and ways of speaking being used. Sometimes they aren’t mutually intelligible! While we included three language varieties in our post, there are many more!
A big ippee nifee deebiru to Sherry @haisai_Uchinaaguchi on IG for Uchinaaguchi, Martha @lingfieldnotes on IG for Amami Setouchi Shimaguchi and other inclusive language, Micah @mizumicah for Tokunoshima Shimaguchi, and Madoka @ooritaboori on IG for Ishigaki Shika-aza Shikamuni translations, Erica @ekunihisa for the absolutely beautiful illustration!
Side Note: Amami Island celebrates their Shimakutuba Day on February 18th! ❤️
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT-ehrZPwV_/
#shimakutuba day#okinawa#ryukyuan#loochoo#ryukyu#okinawan#shima#shima kutuba#shimakutuba#amami setouchi#shimaguchi#shikamuni#uchinaaguchi#language#おきなわ#沖縄#琉球#ichariba choodee#podcast#instagram post
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はいたい ぐすーよー。 なま、カナダ出身ぬポール・グリーブ氏ん作くとーる、しまくとぅばドキュメンタリー撮影ぬ始まいびーたん。ドキュメンタリーんかいや、ハンズオンうてぃぬしまくとぅば普及活動プログラムぬ他、沖縄本島びけーあいびらん、ハワイまでぃ、しまくとぅば愛さするうふぉーくぬ方々ぬ出じてぃめんしぇーびーん。ドキュメンタリー完成んかい向きてぃ資金造成ぬDVD販売ん予定そーいびーん。ぐすーよーぬチムグクルし、てぃがねーしてぃとぃらしみしぇーびれーいっぺーじょうとうやいびーん。ゆたさるぐとぅうにげーさびら！ (Uchinaaguchi)
只今、カナダ出身のポール・グリーブ氏制作によるしまくとぅばドキュメンタリー撮影が始動しました。 ドキュメンタリーには、ハンズオンでのしまくとぅば普及活動プログラムの他にも、沖縄本島を飛び出して遠くはハワイまで、しまくとぅばを愛さする数多くの方々の出演を予定しております。 ドキュメンタリー完成へ向けて資金造成のDVD販売を予定しております。皆様の温かいご支援をどうぞ宜しくお願い致します (Japanese)
We are thrilled to announce that we are now in production on a documentary about the efforts of dedicated Okinawans to protect and preserve Shimakutuba, the language of our ancestors. The film is being produced by Paul Sean Grieve, a filmmaker from Canada, and it involves not only Hands-On, but also the Okinawan diaspora around the world and in particular Hawaii. We will be selling DVDs in advance to raise funds for the production of the film. (English)
Okinawa Hands-On: http://www.h-on.org
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/okinawa.hand...
#Documentary#Okinawa Hands#Language#Okinawan Language#Shimakutaba#Uchinanchu#Okinawan#Film#Video#Indigenous#Okinawa Hands On
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【間違い探し 第1987回】 9月18日は 「 しまくとぅばの日（沖縄県） 」 ということで、テーマは「葉」。 この中に1つ違う文字があります。 わかったらシェア！コメントも大歓迎！！ 皆さんに楽しんでいただくため、ネタバレコメントはお控えください。 【今日の誕生色】 パウダーブルー #bccddb 色言葉： 冷静・温厚篤実・威厳 パーソナリティ： 後進の指導を得意とする温厚な人 【Find a mistake 1987 times】 September 18 is "Shimakutuba day", and the theme is "葉". There is one different character in this. Share if you know! Comments are also welcome! ! Please do not comment on spoilers for everyone to enjoy. ＃間違い探し ＃間違いさがし ＃まちがいさがし ＃漢字 ＃クイズ ＃葉 ＃しまくとぅばの日（沖縄県） https://www.instagram.com/p/B2hu5dDpZV9/?igshid=1jx82prunjact
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Did you know that in Japan, there is what they call Shimakutuba No Hi, "Island Languages Day" ?🤔🤔🤔
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Artists from the islands and in the diaspora (Google Doc)
An unofficial and incomprehensive list of independent or unsigned artists with Ryūkyūan roots. Always under construction and accepting suggestions!
Shimakutuba (Ryūkyūan languages) fundraiser
Original buttons, pins, and stickers to raise funds for independent Shimakutuba practitioners and revitalization projects!
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琉球スタイル クリスマス🎄♪琉球スタイル クリスマス🎄
うちなーぐちぐゆみ11月26日（うらんだぐゆみ2022年12月19日）
くねーだ、 アイムホームるる 会社が ちゅくたる やーとーてぃ クリスマス デコレーションぬ ショールームが あいびーたくとぅ あしびんが いちゃびたん。
やちむん、紅型とぅか るーちゅーぬ むぬ ありくり ちかてぃ いっぺー じょーとー やいびーたん。
ちゅーや いひぐゎー うとどぅき さびら！
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この前アイムホームという会社が造った家で、クリスマスデコレーションのショールームがあったので、遊びに行きました。
やちむん、紅型とか琉球の物をあれこれ使って、とてもよかったです。
今日は少し紹介します。
やーんけー いーねー、てぃーあらいる ながしぬ あいびーたん。なまぬ やーや ふーち対策ん りっぱん さっとーびーんやー。
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家に入ると、手洗い場がありました。今の家はコロナ対策もちゃんとされていますね。
わーびとぅ ゆかー ちゃー、 あんさーに かべー しーるー やいびーくとぅ、ゐー コントラスト なとーびーんやー。 電気ぬ あかあかーとぅし ぬくはる ふーじ♪
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上と床は茶色、それから壁は白なのでいい感じのコントラストになってますね。電気は明るくて温かみのある感じ♪
にぎりんけー いきねー しむぬ あてぃ、りっぱんぐゎー ひぬかぬん あいびーたんどー。なまぬ やーぬ ひぬかのー ビルドイン🤣やいびーんやー。
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右側には台所があって、ちゃんとヒヌカン（火の神）もありましたよー。今の家のヒヌカンはビルドイン🤣ですねー。
テーブルセット さっとーしが、はっし！ あんし ちゅらはいびーる！紅型ぬ てぃーさーじ やいびーんり。シャンパン いりやーや やちむん やいびーんり。
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テーブルセットされてるけど、はっし！とても美しい！紅型のナプキンですって。シャンパン入れは、やちむんですって。
にーけーやいびーん。紅型ぬ まっくゎとぅ ベッドスカーフ ちゅらはぬよー。
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2階です。紅型の枕とベッドスカーフおしゃれ。
びんちょーする 部屋とぅ くゎぬちゃーぬ 部屋。窓んけー 紅型さーに ガーランドちゅくてーびーさやー。ゐーかんげー やいびーっさー。わんにん わらびぬ じぶんに くんねーる かざいぬあいねー、紅型ぬ いるとぅか 柄とぅか なーひん しちなたるはじ。。
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勉強部屋と子供部屋。窓には紅型でガーランドを作っていますね。いい考えですわー！私も子供の頃にこんな感じの飾りがあったら、紅型の色とか柄とかさらに好きになっていたはず。。
クリスマスぬきーんかいん 紅型 オーナメントぬ あてぃよー。はっし ちゅらはぬ！くれー 100均から カプセル こーてぃ、なーかんけー 紅型ぬ 布 いりーびたんりろー！
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クリスマスツリーに紅型のオーナメントがありました。はっし！可愛い！これは100均でカプセルを買って、中に紅型の布を入れたそうですよー！
ゐーばー くまんけー ちゃーびたっさー。
わんにん るーちゅーぬ むん くんぐとーし インテリアんけー ちかいぶーはーびーさー。とー、土曜日や クリスマス やくとぅ やー ちゅらーく さなやーり！
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ここに来れてよかったですー。
私も琉球の物をこんな感じでインテリアに使いたいです。
さて、土曜日はクリスマスですから、家を可愛いく飾り付けしよっと。
#うちなーぐち#琉球スタイル家#琉球インテリア#アイムホーム#クリスマスデコレーション#沖縄クリスマス#しまくとぅば#やちむん#沖縄紅型#Uchinaaguchi#Ryukyu interior#Ryukyu decor#Okinawan style#Okinawa house#Ryukyu#Okinawan language#Shimakutuba#I'm home#Christmas#Christmas decor
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#与那国方言#与那国語#与那国#Yonaguni#Dunanmunui#與那國語#與那國島#與那國方言#琉球#Japan#Ryukyuan languages#Ryukyu#Okinawa#Shimakutuba
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うふかじ でーじ😢大変な台風
うちなーぐちぐゆみ6月19日（うらんだぐゆみ2023年8月5日）
はっし！ なまぬ うふかじぇー でーじ やいびーさー。
くぬえーだぬ 月曜日から 電気ん ねーん、みじん ぅんじらんなたる やーぬ まんどーびーんやー。
わったーや きぬー（金）までぃ ちけー ねーびらんたしが、ちゅー（土）から 電気 ねーんないびたん。
なまぬ ゆー、かんし ないねー くらすし むちかはいびーんやー。
みじん いっぺー てーしち。 あかりん ねーんれー でーじ やいびーんやー。
てぃーだ ねーんしが、ふかが くらくならん まーる、ひーじーや さんくとぅ さびらなやー！
まじぇー、ふかから むっちちゃる 紫陽花ぬ はな やいびーしが、ちゃー ぐまはる ダニ ちちょーくとぅ、でーじ なとーびーたん😱
なま 時間ぬ あくとぅ、 てぃーちなー てぃーちなー とぅとーびーん😆
ひーじーや さびらんしがやー♩ ちゅーびかー 特別 やいびーん♩
はっし！ じこー 時間 かかいる！
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はっし！今度の台風は大変ですわー。
去った月曜日から停電・断水している家もたくさんありますね。
私たちは昨日（金）までは大丈夫でしたけど、今日（土）から停電しました。
今の世の中、電気がない生活は難しいですね。
水も大切。明かりも無いと大変ですね。
太陽はないですが、外が暗くならないうちに、普段しないことやりましょう！
まずは、外から避難させた紫陽花の花ですが、ハダニがついて恐ろしいことになっています😱
今時間があるので、一つ一つ取っています😆
普段はしないですけどねー♩今日だけ特別です♩
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うちなー てーげーたびブログ③✨北部とーてぃ いきぶーはるとぅくる♪沖縄気ままな旅ブログ✨沖縄北部で行きたいとこ♪
うちなーぐちぐゆみ7月6日（うらんだぐゆみ2022年8月3日）
>>びしむらぬ ふくぎ 並木～うちなーんちゅぬ じんぶん～
>>備瀬のフクギ並木～うちなーんちゅの知恵～
やっぱし むとぅぶんけー きーねー、びしむらんけー ある ふくぎ並木 やいびーんやー。
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やっぱり本部に来たら、備瀬にあるフクギ並木ですね。
くまー、 てぃーちぬ しま なとーびーがやー。 1kmまんぐら しまんけー ある みち みぐてぃ いかびたん。
しまんちゅぬ やーぬ あてぃ、 ぅんまとーてぃ くらちょーびーんやー。
やっぱし ふくげー 防風林 やいびーくとぅ、 かじぬ むさっとぅ いっちぇー ちゃーびらんよー。
へーぬ かじぬ とぅけー、 やー まむいる ちむえー やいびーんやー。
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ここは、一つの集落ですかねー。1kmぐらい集落の道を巡って行きました。
地元の人の家があって、そこに暮らしているんですねー。
やっぱり、フクギは防風林ですから、風が全く入ってこないですよ。
台風の時は、家を守るという意味ですね。
とぅないんけー うみぬ あいびーしが、 うみかじぬ むさっとぅ ねーいびらんよー。
あちゃはる とぅけー でーじ やいびーしがやー😂
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隣には海がありますが、海風が全く入ってきません。
暑い時は大変ですけどねー😂
なまぬゆーや コンクリート ちかてぃ やー たてぃやーなかい、 ふぇーぬかじ 対策 さびーんやー。
やいびーしが、 んかしぇー 自然ぬむん ちかてぃ、 ゑこ やいびーんやー。
んかしぬ っちゅんちゃーや じこー じんぶなー やいびーてーっさー。
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現代はコンクリートを使って、家を建てて、台風対策しますね。
ですが、昔は自然のものを使って、エコですね。
昔の人はとても知恵がありますね。
ぐすーよー、 うちなーぬ ありんくりん かたいびたしが、 ちゃー やいびーたが？
夏休めー なまから やいびーくとぅ、 あしびんが ぅんもーち くぃみそーり♪
とー、 うちなー てーげー 旅ブログ うっさ！
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みなさん、沖縄のあれこれを紹介しましたが、いかがでしたか？
夏休みはこれからですから、遊びにいらしてみてください♪
さー、沖縄気ままな旅ブログ終わり！
備瀬のフクギ並木 沖縄県国頭郡本部町備瀬389
#うちなー てーげー たび ブログ#うちなー#沖縄本部#沖縄やんばる#しまくとぅば#備瀬フクギ並木#沖縄フクギ#Uchinaaguchi teegee tabi blog#Uchinaa#Okinawa Motobu#Okinawa Yanbaru#Shimakutuba#Fukugi in Bise#Okinawa Fukugi
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うちなー てーげーたびブログ②✨北部とーてぃ ゆくいぶーはるホテル♪沖縄気ままな旅ブログ✨沖縄北部でゆっくりしたいホテル♪
うちなーぐちぐゆみ7月4日（うらんだぐゆみ2022年8月1日）
>>瀬底島とぅ あこーくろー ビューぬ ホテル
>>瀬底島と夕日ビューのホテル
むとぅぶぬ 美ら海水族館 とぅないんけー ある ホテル アラマハイナ コンドホテル やいびーん。
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本部町の美ら海水族館の隣にある、ホテル アラマハイナ コンドホテルです。
へやぬ ドア あきーねー あったに、 瀬底島ぬ、 みーいびーたん。
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部屋のドアを開けると、突然、瀬底島が見えました。
あんすか あちゃはーねーんねー、 ふかとーてぃ ビール ぬみがなーち あこーくろー んーち、 ゆくらりーびーてーんやー。
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あまり暑くなければ、外でビールを飲みながら夕日をみて、ゆっくりできますね。
へやぬ なーかんけー しむぬ あやーなかい、 むぬ すがらりーびーん。
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部屋の中には、台所があって、ご飯も作れます。
風呂場 うむさいびーたん。 ぐまはる あひらーが まっちょーびーたん。
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風呂場はおもしろかったです。小さなアヒルが待っていました。
しま んーじがなーち、 インフィニティプールとーてぃ いーがりーびーん。
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島を見ながら、インフィニティプールで泳げます。
ホテルぬ めーんけーや スターバックスとぅか まちやん あいびーくとぅ、あまくま あっきあっき さーに こーいむん ないびーんどー。
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ホテルの前には、スターバックスとか、お店がありますから、いろんなところに散歩しながら買い物ができます。
ひーじーや、 いちゅなはしが、 くまんけー きーねー、 あんすか 車ぬ うとぅん ねーん、 よんなー ゆくいびたっさー。
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普段は忙しいですが、ここに来ると、あまり車の音もないので、ゆっくりできましたわー。
とー ちゅーや うっさ！ うちなー てーげー 旅ブログ また あとぅからやー♪
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さて、今日はこれまで！沖縄気ままな旅ブログ、またあとからね～♪
アラマハイナコンドホテル（Ala MAHAINA CONDO HOTEL）沖縄県国頭郡本部町山川1421-1
#うちなーぐち てーげー たび ブログ#うちなー てーげー たび ブログ#うちなーぐち#しまくとぅば#沖縄本部#沖縄やんばる#Uchinaaguchi teegee tabi blog#Uchinaa#Okinawa trip#Shimakutuba#Okinawa Motobu#Okinawa Yanbaru
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