しまうた

Japanese

Alternative spellings
島唄 シマ唄

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕima̠ɯ̟ta̠]

Noun

しまうた • (shimauta) ^{←しまうた (simauta)?}

1. traditional folk song of Amami
2. (more broadly) traditional folk song of Okinawa

Usage notes

• The spelling シマ唄 is used to emphasize that Ryukyuan shima means "community", as opposed to conventional Japanese, where it means "island".

Hypernyms

• 民謡(みんよう) (min'yō)