• The Tokunoshima language (シマグチ (島口) Shimaguchi or シマユミィタ Shimayumiita), also Toku-No-Shima, is a dialect cluster spoken on Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture...
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    Tokunoshima (Japanese: 徳之島, Tokunoshima: トゥクヌシマ, Tukunushima), also known in English as Tokuno Island, is an island in the Amami archipelago of the southern...
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    Amami–Okinawan dialect group Kikai language Amami Ōshima language Northern dialect Southern dialect Tokunoshima language Okinoerabu language Eastern dialect Western...
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  • following neutral particle. Ryukyuan languages, here represented by Kametsu (the prestige variety of the Tokunoshima language), show a three-way division, which...
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    Tokunoshima (徳之島町, Tokunoshima-chō) is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2020, the town has...
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    spoken in Setouchi on the southern end of Amami Ōshima. Tokunoshima, on the island of Tokunoshima. Okinoerabu, on the island of Okinoerabujima Yoron, on...
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    Tokunoshima Airport (徳之島空港, Tokunoshima Kūkō) (IATA: TKN, ICAO: RJKN) is an airport on the island of Tokunoshima, located in the town of Amagi, Ōshima...
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    brought up in these languages.[citation needed] Ryukyuan Northern Ryukyuan languages Amami Kikai Amami Ōshima Northern Southern Tokunoshima Kunigami Okinoerabu...
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  • their own ISO 639-3 codes: Amami languages Amami Ōshima Northern Amami Ōshima Southern Amami Ōshima Kikai Tokunoshima Okinoerabu Yoron Scholars are divided...
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    (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (奄美大島、徳之島、沖縄島北部及び西表島)...
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    Kagoshima Prefecture (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
    Yakushima, Tanegashima, Tokunoshima and Naha. Yakushima Port Tanegashima Port Tokunoshima Port Kagoshima Airport Amami Airport Tokunoshima Airport Tanegashima...
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  • The languages of the Amami Islands can be divided into the conservative northern group (Northern Amami Ōshima, Southern Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima) and...
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    communities of Kikai Island share the seven-vowel system with Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima to the south, while the rest of Kikai falls in with Okinoerabu and Yoron...
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    Okinoerabujima (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
    Flights connect the island to Kagoshima, Tokunoshima, Amami (via Tokunoshima), and Okinawa (Naha). Okinoerabu language Teikoku's Complete Atlas of Japan, Teikoku-Shoin...
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  • Tokunoshima Dam (Japanese: 徳之島ダム) is a rockfill dam located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the...
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    Amami Ōshima (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
    part of the serial UNESCO World Heritage Site of Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island. It is uncertain...
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    Tōgyū (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    sport is deeply ingrained in the local culture of the Ryukyu island of Tokunoshima, where bullfights are major cultural events and bull owners use their...
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    Amami Islands (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    as the Amami language. It is divided into several dialects: the Kikai dialect, North Amami dialect, South Amami dialect, and Tokunoshima dialect. Dialects...
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    Ryukyu Islands (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    Amami-guntō): Amami Ōshima, Kikaijima, Kakeromajima, Yoroshima, Ukeshima, Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima, Yoronjima Ryukyu Islands (琉球諸島, Ryūkyū-shotō) Okinawa...
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    Kikaijima (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
    easternmost island in the Amami chain. Compared with Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima, Kikaijima is a relatively flat island, with its highest point at 214...
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    List of islands of Japan (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
    Kodakarajima Takarajima Amami Ōshima Kikaijima Kakeromajima Yoroshima Ukeshima Tokunoshima Okinoerabujima Yoronjima The Southern Half, Okinawa Prefecture The Central...
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    Ryukyuan people (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
    Japanese government successfully claimed the Tane-jima, Yakushima, Amami, Tokunoshima and other islands. The Shoku Nihongi recorded that the Hayato people...
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    Amagi, Kagoshima (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
    Amagi (天城町, Amagi-chō) is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2020, the town has an estimated...
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    Gusuku period (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    and the Dazaifu trade outpost at Kikaijima. Potters on the island of Tokunoshima began to produce the Kamuiyaki ware (or "grey stoneware") in the 11th...
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  • List of mammals of Japan (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
    Amami Ōshima; Natural Monument) Tokunoshima spiny rat, Tokudaia tokunoshimensis EN IUCN (MOE: EN) (endemic to Tokunoshima; Natural Monument) Genus: Diplothrix...
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    Isen, Kagoshima (category CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja))
    Isen (伊仙町, Isen-chō) is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2020, the town has an estimated...
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  • with the languages of the island's other communities. It is said that Okinoerabu was mutually unintelligible with neighboring Yoron and Tokunoshima. The following...
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    Invasion of Ryukyu (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    ships then left for Tokunoshima in advance, and the others left Amami at 6am on April 20. On April 17, 13 ships arrived at Tokunoshima and dispersed. Two...
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    Kyushu (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
    sites in Kyushu: Yakushima (registered in 1993) and Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island (registered...
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  • List of Japan Airlines destinations (category CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja))
    Shizuoka Airport Terminated Takamatsu Takamatsu Airport Passenger Tokunoshima Tokunoshima Airport Passenger Tokushima Tokushima Airport Passenger Tokyo Haneda...
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