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*Japanese: おもろさうし ''(omoro soushi<ref>Though written in [[kana]] as ''saushi'' (さうし), it is pronounced as ''soushi'' (そうし) and is sometimes written this way in modern texts. This is a typical vowel shift in [[bungo|classical Japanese]].</ref>)''

* ''Japanese'': おもろさうし ''(omoro soushi<ref>Though written in [[kana]] as ''saushi'' (さうし), it is pronounced as ''soushi'' (そうし) and is sometimes written this way in modern texts. This is a typical vowel shift in [[bungo|classical Japanese]].</ref>)''

 

The ''Omoro Sôshi'' is a compilation of ancient poems and songs from [[Okinawa]] and the [[Amami Islands]], collected into 22 volumes and written primarily in [[hiragana]] with some simple [[kanji]]. There are 1,553 poems in the collection, but many are repeated; the number of unique pieces is 1,144.<ref>Sakihara, Mitsugu. ''A Brief History of Early Okinawa Based on the Omoro Sōshi.'' Tokyo: Honpo Shoseki Press, 1987. p6.</ref>

The ''Omoro Sôshi'' is a compilation of ancient poems and songs from [[Okinawa]] and the [[Amami Islands]], collected into 22 volumes and written primarily in [[hiragana]] with some simple [[kanji]]. There are 1,553 poems in the collection, but many are repeated; the number of unique pieces is 1,144.<ref>Sakihara, Mitsugu. ''A Brief History of Early Okinawa Based on the Omoro Sōshi.'' Tokyo: Honpo Shoseki Press, 1987. p6.</ref>