It also has a deep meaning. However, UNESCO, a U.N. specialized agency, warned in 2009 that the traditional Okinawan language was in danger of disappearing. Hidenobu Nakayama, 76, who worked for a ...

When Malia Higa replied, “Masagisanu tomato yaibin yatai” (Your tomatoes look tasty), those around her looked a little surprised because an “American” spoke in the Okinawan dialect.

Tida means the sun in Okinawan dialect in Japan. In the audio, Ms Hawkins explains how TIDA started and talks about her life in Perth. TIDA will perform for a Lunar New Year event this month in ...

"We were at the Mabuni Hills standing there with our baggage, when a young [Japanese] man, probably a soldier, said to us in the Okinawan dialect, 'We don't have food. We should surrender and turn ...

With the introduction of the solar calendar in modern Japan, Lunar New Year celebrations have lost its place as a major event in Japan. However, even today, there are areas, such as the southern part ...

not knowing the language,” Nakachi-Kuba said. According to the University of Hawaii Center for Okinawan Studies, the dream for most immigrants had been to earn a better living in Hawaii and ...