User:Gkawaki1/Language selection

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I'm not sure who I would like to work with.

Ainu

  • ISO 639-3: ain
  • Ainu is an endangered language only spoken by a few elderly Ainu people in Hokkaido, Japan. [1]
  • Ainu is considered as a language isolate [2]
  • Orthography: Ainu is written in modified version of Japanese katakana, but it can also be written in Latin-based alphabet [3]
  • Resources: I think I can easily find resources on Ainu, as I can get access to texts written in Japanese.
    • A webpage made by Office of Ainu Measures Promotion provides an extensive list of resources on Ainu language [4]

Miyako

  • ISO 639-3: mvi
  • Miyako (Miyakoan) is a Southern Ryukyuan language spoken by roughly 50000 people in the Miyako Islands in Okinawa, Japan. [5]
  • Orthography: Ryukyuan languages including Miyako was historically written in both in Chinese and Japanese characters. [6]
  • Resources:
    • Miyako<=>Japanese dictionary for kids [7]
    • A book on Miyako [8]

Jeju

  • ISO 639-3: jje
  • Jeju (Jejueom Jejuan) is a Koreanic language spoken by 5000 people mainly in Jeju Island, South Korea. [9]
  • Jeju is similar to Korean in terms of typology with some significant differences. [10]
  • Orthography: Jeju does not have a written laguage, but Korean alphabet, Hangul, has been recently used with some minor modifications [11]
  • Resources:
    • Jeju<=>English Talking dictionary [12],,,