🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いぇーやまぴとぅ【八重山人】 : yeeyamapitu | define meaning
yeeyamapitu
Definition
Noun
- People who inhabit the Yaeyama Islands located south of the Okinawa Islands; Yaeyamans
Etymology
From やえやま【八重山】 yaeyama, the official designation of the Yaeyama Islands, and ぴとぅ【人】 pitu, the Okinawan word for people.
Notes
Variants:
いぇーまんちゅ yeemanchu "Yaeyamans".
意味：やえやまじん【八重山人】、やえやまのひと【八重山の人】