'''Yaeyama''' is spoken in the Yaeyama Islands, in the Okinawa prefecture of Japan. The language is closely related to Japanese.
Dialects
There are significant dialectal differences between the islands and the following phrasebook is based on the dialect of Ishigaki, the largest and most populous island. See the separate Yonaguni phrasebook for the version spoken on Yonaguni.
A few examples:
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!
!Ishigaki
!Shiroyasu
!Yonaguni
! style="font-size: x-small; background: #ccf; text-align: right;" |"sea"
! style="font-size: x-small; background: #ccf; text-align: right;" |"head"
! style="font-size: x-small; background: #ccf; text-align: right;" |"cloud"
Pronunciation guide
"j" is pronounced like a "y" in English. Some syllables begin with a "ng", and this may be difficult for some English speakers. The triangular colon indicates a long vowel.
Phraselist
; Good morning! : Sutumudi misharorunne?ra?.
; Hello/Good afternoon! : Misharorunne?ra?.
; Good evening! : Yo?nnarisu?a.
; Thanks! : Mi?haiyu?.
; Welcome! : O?ritabo?ri. (alternatively, o?rito?ri)
; Long time no see! : Mi?du?ha?so?na?.
; How are you doing? : Ganzhu? yarorunsa??
; How are you feeling? : Misharorunne?ra??
; I'm sorry. : Gurishimiho?rya?yo?.
; Be careful. : Ki?shikitabo?ri.
; Really? : A?zhi??
; Do you have any? : Aruro?ru??
; Which one is good? : Zwuridumasu?
; Yes. : O?.
; No. : A?yi.
; Hot : Attsanu
; Cold : Pi?shanu
; Tasty : Umaha?
; Hungry : Ya?sanu
; I'm full : Bada?tyita
; Bad : Naranu
; Tired : Nihwuta?ha?nu
; Nice weather today, isn't it! : Kyu?ya iyi o?suku yunna!
; Bad weather today, isn't it... : Kyu?ya yana o?suku yunna!
; Hot day today, isn't it. : Kyu?ya attsa? so?ra?.
; It's my first trip to Yaeyama : Yayima?e hazhimyityi kwitayu?.
; I've been to Yaeyama a few times before : Yayima?e ikumusu? kyiurun'yu?.
; I've been busy with work... : Shigutunu ha?taha?nu.