Deluxe Martial Arts Forums - View Single Post

Ninpo Ikan · 08-09-2004, 02:35 PM

Okinawans are typically a bit taller, stockier, tanner, and hairier than mainland Japanese, and they have their own dialect known as Hogan. Instead of the traditional "arigato gozaimas<sp?" for Thank you, the Okinawan dialect is "ni-hey-davey-liu".

08-09-2004, 02:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ninpo Ikan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 77 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Okinawans are typically a bit taller, stockier, tanner, and hairier than mainland Japanese, and they have their own dialect known as Hogan. Instead of the traditional "arigato gozaimas<sp?" for Thank you, the Okinawan dialect is "ni-hey-davey-liu".