Yaeyama Islands - Culture

Culture

The Yonaguni language is the indigenous language of the island of Yonaguni, the location of the mysterious undersea Yonaguni monument. The Yaeyama language is the indigenous language of the rest of the islands.

Japanese is widely spoken as a second language.

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