Languages of Japan

Languages: 25

Language Families: 5

Location

Languages by Family

Ainu

(3 languages)

▼ Ainu
- ▼ Hokkaido-Kuril Ainu
  - Hokkaido Ainu
  - † Kuril Ainu
- † Sakhalin Ainu

Japonic

(16 languages)

▼ Japonic
- Hachijo
- ▼ Japanesic
  - ▼ Japan-Taiwan Japanese
    - Japanese
  - Kagoshima
  - † Old Japanese
  - Tsugaru
- ▼ Ryukyuan
  - ▼ Northern Ryukyuan
    - ▼ Amami
      - Kikai
      - ▼ Nuclear Amami
        
        ▼ Okinoerabu-Tokunoshima
        
        Oki-No-Erabu
        
        Toku-No-Shima
        
        ▼ Oshima
        
        Northern Amami-Oshima
        
        Southern Amami-Oshima
      - Yoron
    - ▼ Okinawa
      - Central Okinawan
      - Kunigami
  - ▼ Southern Ryukyu
    - ▼ Macro-Yaeyama
      - Yaeyama
      - Yonaguni
    - Miyako

Pidgin

(2 languages)

▼ Pidgin
- ▼ English-based pidgin
  - † Bonin English Pidgin
- ▼ Japanese-based pidgin
  - Yokohama Pidgin

Sign Language

(3 languages)

▼ Sign Language
- ▼ L1 Sign Language

Tungusic

(1 language)

▼ Tungusic
- ▼ Central-Western Tungusic
  - ▼ Ulchaic
    - Orok