Amami Islands
For example, the people of Okinawa Island refer to themselves as and the people of Okinoerabujima in the Amami Islands call themselves the , while referring to the Okinawans as "Uchinaanchu" or , as they consider themselves distinct from the Okinawans. Other terms used include and in the Amami Islands, in the Yaeyama Islands, on Yoronjima and in the Miyako Islands.