Ryukyuan culture
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Ryukyuan culture is the indigenous cultural tradition of the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, characterized by its distinct language family, religious practices, music, dance, and maritime heritage.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ryukyuan culture canonical | 6 |
| Ryukyu cultural sphere | 1 |
| Ryukyu culture | 1 |
| Ryukyuan arts | 1 |
| Ryukyuan cultural sphere | 1 |
| Ryukyuan performing arts | 1 |
| Yaeyama culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ryukyuan culture Context triple: [Naha Hari, hasCulturalOrigin, Ryukyuan culture]
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Okinawan Japanese
Okinawan Japanese is a regional variety of the Japanese language spoken primarily in Okinawa, influenced by both Standard Japanese and the indigenous Ryukyuan languages.
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Ryukyuan music
Ryukyuan music is the traditional musical style of the Ryukyu Islands, characterized by distinctive pentatonic scales, the use of instruments like the sanshin, and influences from both Japanese and Southeast Asian musical traditions.
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Ryukyuan people
The Ryukyuan people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Ryukyu archipelago in Japan, with distinct languages, culture, and historical traditions separate from those of mainland Japanese.
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Southern Ryukyuan languages
The Southern Ryukyuan languages are a subgroup of the Ryukyuan language family spoken primarily in the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Sakishima Islands, and are considered distinct from standard Japanese.
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Ryukyuan languages
The Ryukyuan languages are a group of closely related but distinct Japonic languages traditionally spoken in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, many of which are now endangered.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ryukyuan culture Target entity description: Ryukyuan culture is the indigenous cultural tradition of the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, characterized by its distinct language family, religious practices, music, dance, and maritime heritage.
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A.
Okinawan Japanese
Okinawan Japanese is a regional variety of the Japanese language spoken primarily in Okinawa, influenced by both Standard Japanese and the indigenous Ryukyuan languages.
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B.
Ryukyuan music
Ryukyuan music is the traditional musical style of the Ryukyu Islands, characterized by distinctive pentatonic scales, the use of instruments like the sanshin, and influences from both Japanese and Southeast Asian musical traditions.
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C.
Ryukyuan people
The Ryukyuan people are an indigenous ethnic group of the Ryukyu archipelago in Japan, with distinct languages, culture, and historical traditions separate from those of mainland Japanese.
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D.
Southern Ryukyuan languages
The Southern Ryukyuan languages are a subgroup of the Ryukyuan language family spoken primarily in the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan, including Okinawa and the Sakishima Islands, and are considered distinct from standard Japanese.
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E.
Ryukyuan languages
The Ryukyuan languages are a group of closely related but distinct Japonic languages traditionally spoken in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, many of which are now endangered.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
culture
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indigenous culture ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ryukyuan people ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
distinct language family
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maritime heritage ⓘ matrilineal religious roles ⓘ strong village community ties ⓘ |
| hasCuisine | Okinawan cuisine ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Obon Eisa festival
ⓘ
Shurijo Castle festivals ⓘ |
| hasMartialArt |
karate
ⓘ
Ryukyu kobudō ⓘ
surface form:
kobudo
|
| hasPart |
Amami culture
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Miyako culture ⓘ Okinawan culture ⓘ Ryukyuan culture self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yaeyama culture
Yonaguni people ⓘ
surface form:
Yonaguni culture
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| historicalState | Ryukyu Kingdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese culture
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Japanese culture ⓘ Southeast Asian cultures ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Ryukyuan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kagoshima Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ Ryukyu Islands ⓘ |
| preservationEffort |
language documentation projects
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local cultural revitalization movements ⓘ |
| religion |
Ryukyuan religion
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ancestor worship ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist |
noro priestess
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yuta shaman ⓘ |
| sacredPlace |
gusuku castle sites
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utaki sacred groves ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
language shift to Japanese
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modernization ⓘ |
| timePeriod | developed from at least the 12th century ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture |
Shuri Castle style palaces
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red-tiled roof houses ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| traditionalClothing |
Ryukyuan bingata
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surface form:
Ryukyuan bingata robes
Ryukyuan hanagasa hats ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
Ryukyuan lacquerware
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Ryukyuan pottery ⓘ Ryukyuan bingata kimono ⓘ
surface form:
Ryukyuan textiles
Bingata dyeing ⓘ
surface form:
bingata dyeing
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| traditionalDance |
Eisa
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kumi odori ⓘ
surface form:
Kumi odori
court dances of Shuri ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
koto
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Sanshin ⓘ
surface form:
sanshin
taiko drum ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
Ryukyuan classical music
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minyo folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalTheatre |
kumi odori
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surface form:
Kumi odori
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| UNESCOStatus | elements inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage lists ⓘ |
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Subject: Ryukyuan culture Description of subject: Ryukyuan culture is the indigenous cultural tradition of the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, characterized by its distinct language family, religious practices, music, dance, and maritime heritage.
Referenced by (12)
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