NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Miyako language

Miyako is a language spoken by around 55783 people in the Miyako archipelagic area (including Miyako Island), south of Okinawa Island. It is a Ryukyuan language, most closely related to Yaeyama.

It can be separated into two dialect groupings, Irabu and Miyako (main island).

It is unique among Japonic languages in that it allows syllable-final consonants.

Categories: Language stubs | Japonic languages

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Miyako-jima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (185 words)
	Miyako-jima (Miyako: mjaːku; Okinawan: naːku, mjaːku; Japanese: 宮古島) is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
	With an area of 158.70 square kilometres, Miyako is the fourth-largest island in Okinawa Prefecture.
	The Miyako language, one of several Ryukyuan languages, is spoken here.

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