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[jpn] 1 (National). De facto national language. 121,000,000 in Japan (1985). Population figure may include other ethnic groups. Population total all countries: 122,072,000.

4 (Educational)

Korean

[kor] 4 (Educational). 670,000 in Japan (1988).

6a (Vigorous)

Japanese Sign Language

[jsl] 6a (Vigorous). 317,000 (Van Cleve 1986).

7 (Shifting)

Amami-Oshima, Northern

[ryn] 7 (Shifting). 10,000 (2004).

Amami-Oshima, Southern

[ams] 7 (Shifting). 1,800 (2004).

Kikai

[kzg] 7 (Shifting). Ethnic population: 13,100 (2000).

Kunigami

[xug] 7 (Shifting). 5,000 (2004).

Miyako

[mvi] 7 (Shifting). Ethnic population: 67,700 (2000).

Oki-No-Erabu

[okn] 7 (Shifting). 3,200 (2004).

Okinawan, Central

[ryu] 7 (Shifting). 984,000 (2000). Ethnic population: Total ethnic population of Okinawan is 1,200,000 (2000 Yukio Uemura).

Toku-No-Shima

[tkn] 7 (Shifting). 5,100 (2004).

Yaeyama

[rys] 7 (Shifting). Ethnic population: 47,600 (2000).

Yonaguni

[yoi] 7 (Shifting). 800 (2004).

Yoron

[yox] 7 (Shifting). 950 (2004).

8b (Nearly extinct)

Ainu

[ain] 8b (Nearly extinct). 10 (Bradley 2007). Ethnic population: 15,000.

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