Okinawan, Language, Uchinaaguchi 

"This book is written for people visiting Okinawa who want to know about the languages spoken in Okinawa. This book is not for academic purposes; its purpose is to give some idea about the Okinawan language that you come across during your stay. I hope this will be a bit of help making your stay more enjoyable and wonderful!"--From introduction.

Table of Contents:
Where does Okinawan come from? -- Writing and pronunciation -- How to pronounce the vowels -- How to pronounce the consonants -- Word-initial, word-medial, and word-final consonants -- How accent works -- grammar -- nouns -- possessive forms -- Verbs - past, present, negative, and polite forms -- Adjectives - past, present, negative, and polite forms -- Word order - subject and object -- How to ask questions -- Word and phrases -- Everyday words and expressions -- Okinawan words on a menu -- How to count things -- How to count people -- The future of Okinawan -- Okinawan-English word list -- English-Okinawan word list -- Reference and resources.

Includes illustrations