Ryukyuan people

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lewchewan_people
gptkbp:autonym Ruuchuu minzuku
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Okinawa
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distinctCulture yes
gptkbp:distinctLanguage yes
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Eisa_Festival
gptkb:Shurijo_Castle_Festival
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Ryukyu_Kingdom
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Amami_people
gptkb:Miyako_people
gptkb:Okinawans
gptkb:Yaeyama_people
gptkb:Yonaguni_people
gptkbp:historicalEvent Annexation by Japan in 1879
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Classical_Ryukyuan
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Ryukyu Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ryukyuan people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ryukyuan_languages
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Japonic_languages
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Amami_Islands
gptkb:Yonaguni_Island
gptkb:Miyako_Islands
gptkb:Okinawa_Island
gptkb:Yaeyama_Islands
gptkbp:martialArt gptkb:Kobudo
Karate
gptkbp:minorityIn not officially recognized as indigenous by Japanese government
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Ryukyu_Islands
gptkbp:notableDish Japanese cuisine
gptkbp:population approximately 1.6 million
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Japanese_people
Ainu people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Shinto
gptkb:Ryukyuan_religion
gptkbp:status minority group in Japan
gptkbp:tradition mythology
ancestor worship
gptkbp:traditionalDance gptkb:Eisa
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:Ryusou
gptkbp:traditionalMusic gptkb:sanshin
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Ryukyuan languages classified as endangered
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Japanese_folklore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4