The History of the Japonic Languages

The Japonic languages are a language family comprising Japanese, Ryukyuan, and a possible extinct Continental branch. Learn about two competing hypotheses regarding the origin and dispersal of this language family in this video. ACADEMIC SOURCES: Robbeets 2021: Robbeets 2020: Vovin 2007: Vovin 2013: Vovin 2014: Vovin 2017: Vovin 2021: Whitman 2011: Kim 2020: