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Dialect Day (Amami Islands, Japan)

Historical image related to Dialect Day (Amami Islands, Japan) from February 18, null

Ryukyuan languages

Subfamily of the Japonic languages

The Ryukyuan languages , also Lewchewan or Luchuan, are the indigenous languages of the Ryukyu Islands, the southernmost part of the Japanese archipelago. Along with the Japanese language and the Hachijō language, they make up the Japonic language family.
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Amami Islands

Archipelago within the Ryukyu Islands

The Amami Islands is a Japanese archipelago in the Satsunan Islands, which is part of the Ryukyu Islands, and is southwest of Kyushu. Administratively, the group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and the Japan Coast Guard…
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