Northern Izu Archipelago dialects

Northern Izu Archipelago dialects
北部伊豆諸島方言
Northern Izu Islands within Japan.
Native toJapan
RegionIzu Islands, Tokyo
Japonic
Dialects
  • ◇ Izu Ōshima
  • ◇ To-shima
  • ◇ Nii-jima
  • ◇ Shikine-jima
  • ◇ Kōzu-shima
  • ◇ Miyake-jima
  • ◇ Mikura-jima
Language codes
ISO 639-3

The Northern Izu Islands dialects (Japanese: 北部伊豆諸島方言 hokubu izu shoto hogen) is a dialect group of Japanese spoken on the northernmost collection of islands in the Izu Archipelago, Japan. The most studied of these include the To-shima, Izu Oshima and Miyake-jima dialects. These dialects have many unique traits, and can differ considerably from island to island.