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Moreover, what is called the Amami language is actually different from island to island, from area to area, in both words and intonation.
Global Voices in English » Japan: Eight endangered languages in the Japanese archipelago 2009
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The owner of the small restaurant Amami No Ie, on one island of the Amami archipelago (Okinawa), comments on the news that his dialect is considered in danger of extinction and regards the forced assimilation by the Japanese mainland government, which started from education during the first decades of the 20th century, as one of the causes.
Global Voices in English » Japan: Eight endangered languages in the Japanese archipelago 2009
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These include the Sumatran striped rabbit, hispid hare, Amami rabbit and the Annamite striped rabbit, only discovered by scientists in 1995.
'Year Of The Rabbit' Actually Threatens Furry Animal AP 2011
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These include the Sumatran striped rabbit, hispid hare, Amami rabbit and the Annamite striped rabbit, only discovered by scientists in 1995.
'Year Of The Rabbit' Actually Threatens Furry Animal AP 2011
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Among the languages at risk of extinction there is also our islands 'language, the Amami language.
Global Voices in English » Japan: Eight endangered languages in the Japanese archipelago 2009
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Amami described Brega as "a rest place" for rebels from all over the country.
In Libya, advance by Gaddafi forces sends rebels fleeing 2011
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There are many beautiful Southern resort islands like Yakushima, Amami islands, and Okinawa.
Global Voices in English » The Sun went out over Japan recently. 2009
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Some say that the reason the Amami language is dying out is because the Amami islanders now constantly travel between islands as a result of improved transportation, and have stopped using their local languages to communicate with other people.
Global Voices in English » Japan: Eight endangered languages in the Japanese archipelago 2009
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Amami described Brega as "a rest place" for rebels from all over the country.
In Libya, advance by Gaddafi forces sends rebels fleeing 2011
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I indeed believe that those who are nurturing these folksongs will be the ones to keep the Amami language alive.
Global Voices in English » Japan: Eight endangered languages in the Japanese archipelago 2009
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