Okinawan and Miyako

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Resources for machine translation between Okinawan and Miyako

Lexical Selection

  • In Miyako, はい can mean field, needle, or south, and is also a causative auxiliary verb. If it is followed by string, it is probably needle.
  • Hand and arm are the same word in Okinawan (てぃい), but different words in Miyako. If てぃい is followed by an instrumental, we are assuming it is hand.