| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The number of competent native speakers is not known - as a consequence of Japanese language policy which refers to the language as the Yaeyama dialect (???????????????, Yaeyama h??gen?), reflected in the education system, people below the age of 60 tend to not use the language except in songs and rituals, and the younger generation exclusively uses Japanese as their first language.
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