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Ryukyu Islands
The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni ...
are a volcanic arc archipelago.
Ryukyu may also refer to:
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Kingdom of Ryukyu
The Ryukyu Kingdom, Middle Chinese: , , Classical Chinese: (), Historical English names: ''Lew Chew'', ''Lewchew'', ''Luchu'', and ''Loochoo'', Historical French name: ''Liou-tchou'', Historical Dutch name: ''Lioe-kioe'' was a kingdom in the ...
, a former kingdom annexed by the Empire of Japan
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Ryukyuan languages
The , 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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Ryukyuan people
The Ryukyuan people ( ryu, 琉球民族 (るーちゅーみんずく), Ruuchuu minzuku or ryu, どぅーちゅーみんずく, Duuchuu minzuku, label=none, ja, 琉球民族/りゅうきゅうみんぞく, Ryūkyū minzoku, also Lewchewan or L ...
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Ryukyu (My Hero Academia)
The ''My Hero Academia'' manga and anime series features a vast world with an extensive cast of characters created by Kōhei Horikoshi. The series takes place in a fictional world where more than 80% of the global population possesses some for ...
, a character in the manga series My Hero Academia
See also
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Okinawa (disambiguation) Okinawa Prefecture is Japan's southernmost prefecture.
Okinawa may also refer to:
* Okinawa, Okinawa, the second largest city in the prefecture
* Okinawa Island, the largest island in the prefecture
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Okinawan (disambiguation)
Okinawan may refer to:
* Something of or relating to:
** Okinawa Island
** Okinawa Islands
** Okinawa Prefecture
* Okinawan language, an endangered language spoken by the people of Okinawa Island
* Okinawan people, a subgroup of the Ryukyuan people ...
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Liuqiu
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Lewchewan (disambiguation) Lewchewan may refer to:
* Ryukyuan languages (''Lewchewan languages'')
* Ryukyuan people (''Lewchewan people'')
See also
* Ryukyuan (disambiguation)
The Ryukyu Islands are a volcanic arc archipelago.
Ryukyu may also refer to:
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