Irabu Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 24°50′20″N 125°9′56″E / 24.83889°N 125.16556°E |
| Archipelago | Miyako Islands |
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Japan | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 5,654[1] |
Irabu Island (伊良部島, Irabu-jima), is an island located near Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Miyako Island by a 3,540-metre-long (11,610 ft) bridge, which was completed in January 2015 [2]. There are multiple language variants spoken on the island: Nakachi-Irabu, Kuninaka, Sawada-Nakahama, and Sarahama (which is a variant of Ikema language spoken by descendants of emigrants from Ikema Island).[3]
See also
References
- ^ "第一 指定離島 島しょ 人口" (PDF). Okinawa Prefecture (in Japanese). pp. ４. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "伊良部島", Retrieved on 13 January 2018.
- ^ Heinrich, Patrick; Miyara, Shinsho; Shimoji, Michinori (Feb 17, 2015). Handbook of the Ryukyuan Languages: History, Structure, and Use. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 405–406.
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