Word info Synonyms

Okinawan

Speech parts

1. Okinawan - Noun

2. Okinawan - Adjective

3. Okinawan - Proper noun

Meaning

From Okinawa.

Of Okinawan descent.

Okinawan (plural Okinawans)

A person from Okinawa.

Okinawan

A Ryukyuan language of Okinawa.

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Examples

'The Karate Kid' was just lightning in a bottle. The second movie is a very worthy sequel, because you got to explore the Okinawan culture and learned about Miyagi's life. The third, as is always the case, was made because the second one made a lot of money. Martin Kove

7,401 soldiers and 3,400 Okinawan conscripts surrendered or were captured during the battle. Source: Internet

Funakoshi had trained in two of the popular branches of Okinawan karate of the time, Shorin-ryū and Shōrei-ryū. Source: Internet

Chinese nunchaku tend to be rounded, whereas the Okinawan version has an octagonal cross-section (allowing one edge of the nunchaku to make contact with the target, increasing the damage inflicted). Source: Internet

According to the company, the aim is to contribute to passing traditional Okinawan food culture down the generations. Source: Internet

Although obsolete in modern Japanese, the digraphs くゎ (/kwa/) and くゐ/くうぃ(/kwi/), are still used in certain Okinawan orthographies. Source: Internet

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