Comments on: The traveler’s guide to Okinawan dialect http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/ travel culture worldwide Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mysticsaviour http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-100667 Mysticsaviour Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:29:00 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-100667 Hmm, I can detect hokkien Tone. Hmm, I can detect hokkien Tone.

]]> By: Mysticsaviour http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-100668 Mysticsaviour Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:29:00 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-100668 Hmm, I can detect hokkien Tone. Hmm, I can detect hokkien Tone.

]]> By: Brandy Keippala http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-86732 Brandy Keippala Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:01:00 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-86732 Thank you so much! Hosting an exchange student tomorrow and just not finding time to learn the difference between Japan and Okinawa! Thank you so much! Hosting an exchange student tomorrow and just not finding time to learn the difference between Japan and Okinawa!

]]> By: RyukyuMike http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-40691 RyukyuMike Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:14:57 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-40691 Lauren, Well, if ya learn to pronounce it fluentlt, you'll sueprise a lot of people ! Cheers, Mike Lauren,
Well, if ya learn to pronounce it fluentlt, you’ll sueprise a lot of people !

Cheers,
Mike

]]> By: Lauren http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-40685 Lauren Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:19:55 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-40685 i live in okinawa, on one of the bases. i went on a tour the other day and asked the guide what to say when someone sneezes. he told me, but wouldnt translate, saying 'it isnt very nice'. now i know! i live in okinawa, on one of the bases. i went on a tour the other day and asked the guide what to say when someone sneezes. he told me, but wouldnt translate, saying ‘it isnt very nice’. now i know!

]]> By: Tokyo Nightlife: 3 Killer Clubs for When Roppongi’s Charm Wears Thin http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-37676 Tokyo Nightlife: 3 Killer Clubs for When Roppongi’s Charm Wears Thin Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:52:15 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-37676 [...] of local customs and foods and insiders’ tips on where to eat to advice on speaking the Okinawan dialect, it’s a varied resource of unexpected information for the savvy traveler. var ids = new [...] [...] of local customs and foods and insiders’ tips on where to eat to advice on speaking the Okinawan dialect, it’s a varied resource of unexpected information for the savvy traveler. var ids = new [...]

]]> By: Ryukyu Mike http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-36802 Ryukyu Mike Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:17:45 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-36802 Aaisha, Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Sounds like you've been here before! Cheers, Mike Aaisha,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Sounds like you’ve been here before!

Cheers,
Mike

]]> By: aaisha(jordan) http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-36801 aaisha(jordan) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:30 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-36801 hi....i agree with all of you becaus this islands make you feel happy and the hope will always with you hi….i agree with all of you
becaus this islands make you feel happy and the hope will always with you

]]> By: Ryukyu Mike http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-35298 Ryukyu Mike Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:34:25 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-35298 Ken, Thanks for reading and commenting. It gets way more complicated. There are over 160 islands down here in the Ryukyu chain and as Japanese Words mentioned, many different dialects within Okinawan Hogen. Years ago, I had a college professor who had lived on several of the outer islands. In fact, did her thesis for her Doctorates degree on the cultures of the various island people. She taught us 7 different ways to say "thank you" and none of them sounded anything like "domo arigatto"! Ken,
Thanks for reading and commenting. It gets way more complicated. There are over 160 islands down here in the Ryukyu chain and as Japanese Words mentioned, many different dialects within Okinawan Hogen. Years ago, I had a college professor who had lived on several of the outer islands. In fact, did her thesis for her Doctorates degree on the cultures of the various island people. She taught us 7 different ways to say “thank you” and none of them sounded anything like “domo arigatto”!

]]> By: Ken http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/the-travelers-guide-to-okinawan-dialect/#comment-35297 Ken Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:03:36 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=1365#comment-35297 If you go to Aomori prefecture, you will find another foreign country. Each word is different from std Japanese. It is called Tsugaru dialect. If you go to Aomori prefecture, you will find another foreign country.
Each word is different from std Japanese.
It is called Tsugaru dialect.

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