Yoron language
Yoron (ISO 639-3 code yox) is a language of the Japonic family spoken in Japan. It has about 37,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as severely endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | yox |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | yoro1243 |
| Family | Japonic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Japan |
| Speakers (estimate) | 37,000 |
| Endangerment | Severely Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Japonic languages, nearest first.
- Japanese123,000,000 speakers
- Central Okinawan95,000 speakers
- Kikai37,000 speakers
- Kunigami37,000 speakers
- Northern Amami-Oshima37,000 speakers
- Oki-No-Erabu37,000 speakers
- Southern Amami-Oshima37,000 speakers
- Toku-No-Shima37,000 speakers
- Miyako2,000 speakers
- Yonaguni400 speakers
- Yaeyama
More about Yoron
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.