Punctuation is the name for marks used in writing. They are to help understanding and correct reading. These are some common punctuation marks used in English: . is a period or full stop.
In the past, less affluent Okinawans ate sweet potatoes. Lots and lots of sweet potatoes. Rice, especially white rice, was more expensive and was a bit of a status symbol: it was something consumed only by the wealthier folks.
Within Japan, Okinawan is often not seen as a language unto itself but is referred to as the Okinawan dialect (æ²ç¸æ¹è¨, Okinawa hÅgen) or more specifically the Central and Southern Okinawan dialects (æ²ç¸ä¸­åé¨è«¸æ¹è¨, Okinawa ChÅ«nanbu Sho hÅgen) . Okinawan speakers are undergoing language shift as they switch to Japanese.Language use in Okinawa today is far from stable. Okinawans are assimilating to standard Japanese due to the standardized education system, the expanding media, and expanding contact with mainlanders.kinawan is sometimes grouped with Kunigami as the Okinawan languages, however some linguists don't use this grouping or claim that Kunigami is a dialect of Okinawan.