For the modern writing system, see Okinawan language#Orthography. For the writing systems of the Ryukyuan languages in general, see Ryukyuan languages#Orthography. An example of traditional Okinawan writing circa 1471 Okinawan, spoken in Okinawa Island. Documents in Ryukyu Kingdom were written in kanji and hiragana, derived from Japan. Although generally agreed among linguists to be a distinct lan
