Japanese language
Japanese (ISO 639-3 code jpn) is a language of the Japonic family spoken in Japan. It has about 123,000,000 speakers.
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Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | jpn |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | nucl1643 |
| Family | Japonic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Japan |
| Speakers (estimate) | 123,000,000 |
Japanese words
Related languages
Other Japonic languages, nearest first.
- Central Okinawan95,000 speakers
- Kikai37,000 speakers
- Kunigami37,000 speakers
- Northern Amami-Oshima37,000 speakers
- Oki-No-Erabu37,000 speakers
- Southern Amami-Oshima37,000 speakers
- Toku-No-Shima37,000 speakers
- Yoron37,000 speakers
- Miyako2,000 speakers
- Yonaguni400 speakers
- Yaeyama
More about Japanese
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.