A linguistic history of the forgotten islands : a reconstruction of the proto-language of the Southern Ryūkyūs / / John R. Bentley.

Sakishima comprises a group of islands situated between Okinawa and Taiwan, forming a culturally important bridge between Japan and Taiwan. Studies of the languages of the Ryukyuan islands are valuable for an accurate understanding of the linguistic history of Japan as a whole. This monograph is the...

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Place / Publishing House:Folkestone : : Global Oriental,, 2008.
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
Series:Languages of Asia 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (328 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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