"Yonaguni" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Japanese 与那国島(よなぐにじま) (yonagunijima). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|与那国島|よなぐにじま}} 与那国島(よなぐにじま) (yonagunijima) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Yonaguni
  1. An island of Japan, part of the Yaeyama archipelago, the westmost inhabited island of Japan. Categories (place): Places in Japan
    Sense id: en-Yonaguni-en-name-Jaxo5eeJ Disambiguation of Places in Japan: 79 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53
  2. A Ryukyuan language spoken on the island of Yonaguni. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Yonaguni-en-name-BzWL6-X5 Disambiguation of Languages: 16 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53

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