Japanese[edit]
Alternative spellings
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島唄 シマ唄
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Pronunciation[edit]
しまうた • (shimauta) ←しまうた (simauta)?
- traditional folk song of Amami
- (more broadly) traditional folk song of Okinawa
Usage notes[edit]
- The spelling シマ唄 is used to emphasize that Ryukyuan shima means "community", as opposed to conventional Japanese, where it means "island".
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