As compared to the Japanese kokugo, or Japanese national language, other Ryukyuan languages such as Okinawan and Amami have also been referred to as dialects of Japanese
जपानी लोक या संकल्पनेमध्ये यामातो, ऐनू आणि रुक्युआन लोक हे उपवांशिक गटसुद्धा समाविष्ट आहेत.