tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501286199839200502011-11-27T17:08:30.751-08:00ParticipateFor A Season Pass To Six Flagsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750128619983920050.post-84863914641123577802007-09-25T00:00:00.000-07:002007-09-25T00:01:57.418-07:00The Ryukyuans are known for their longevity. The Okinawa Centenarian Study attributes this phenomenon to a combination of diet, exercise, and lifestyle practices.<br /><br />Traditionally, the people of the Ryukyus speak a chain of languages related to Japanese as members of the Japonic language family. Since the latest Japanese invasion in 1879, Japanese has become the main language of public life on the Ryukyus, especially on Uchinā (Okinawa). Younger and middle-aged people tend not to speak a Ryukyuan language as well as Japanese, if at all.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2750128619983920050-8486391464112357780?l=ryukyus.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ParticipateFor A Season Pass To Six Flagsnoreply@blogger.com0