🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Yonaguni)
だーまんとぅ【八重山人】 : daamantu | define meaning
daamantu
Definition
Noun
- People who inhabit the Yaeyama Islands located to the Northeast of Yonaguni: Yaeyamans, Yaeyama People
Etymology
Derived from a reduction of the name やえやま【八重山】 yaeyama, locally known as やいま yaima in the Yaeyama Islands, followed by the Yonaguni noun suffix とぅ【人】 tu "person, people".
意味：やえやまじん【八重山人】、やえやまのひと【八重山の人】