Leon Serafim

Male, Person

1945 –

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Who is Leon Serafim?

Leon Angelo Serafim is an American academic. He is a Japanologist, linguistic historian and professor at the University of Hawaii.

The widely accepted linguistics term "Japonic languages" was coined by Serafim to identify and characterise the Japanese which is spoken on the main islands of Japan and the Ryukyuan spoken on the island of Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands.

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Born
May 23, 1945

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on July 23, 2013

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