The largest part of Lima's Nikkei community is composed of Okinawan descendants. Therefore, the arts, gastronomy, and rites of Okinawa are cultural characteristics that are part of the lives of the members of this community. Although the native language of Okinawa (Uchinaguchi) is in danger of extinction, this paper exhibits that the practice of these cultural characteristics, at home and in community events and workshops, generates the transmission and reception of Uchinaguchi words ("uchinaguisms") in Lima's Nikkei community.

Solicitud de envío manuscrito de artículo científico. / La mayor parte de la comunidad nikkei de Lima se compone de descendientes de okinawenses. Como consecuencia, el arte, la gastronomía y los ritos propios de Okinawa son características culturales que forman parte de la vida de los miembros de la comunidad. Pese a que la lengua originaria de Okinawa (uchinaguchi) se encuentra en peligro de extinción, la presente investigación demuestra que la práctica de estas características culturales, tanto en los hogares de los participantes como en eventos y talleres comunitarios, genera la trasmisión y recepción de palabras uchinaguchi (“uchinaguismos”) en la comunidad nikkei de Lima. / The largest part of Lima’s Nikkei community is composed of Okinawan descendants. Therefore, the arts, gastronomy, and rites of Okinawa are cultural characteristics that are part of the lives of the members of this community. Although the native language of Okinawa (Uchinaguchi) is in danger of extinction, this paper exhibits that the practice of these cultural characteristics, at home and in community events and workshops, generates the transmission and reception of Uchinaguchi words (“uchinaguisms”) in Lima’s Nikkei community. / Tesis