Ainu Natural Languages Linguistics
Ainu Natural Languages Linguistics
Ainu, also known as Ainu Itak, is a language isolate spoken by no more than 15 remaining fluent speakers on Hokkaido Island in Japan and Sakhalin Island in Russia.
There are two primary dialects, Tsishima and Sakhalin.
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See Also:
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The Ainu Language and Japan's Ancient History - Collection of papers concerning the history and possible genetic relationships of the Ainu language. There is also a collection of e-mail correspondence concerning the topic.
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The Ainu Language and Esperanto - An Esperantist's pro-Ainu language support page including excerpts from a bilingual Ainu-Esperanto newspaper, an Ainu grammar and the Ainu Shin'yooshuu (collection of Ainu Sacred Songs).
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John Batchelor - Life story of John Batchelor (1854-1944), the Englishman who became the first westerner to learn the Ainu language, write its grammar in English, and make the Ainu known in the western world.
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Literatures and Materials on the Ainu Language for Learners - Extensive bibliography of printed and audiovisual materials, as well as a collection of links to web pages on the subject. Bilingual site (English and Japanese).
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The Ainu Language - Survey of the language, with extensive discussion of its potential linguistic relationships and the origin of the Ainu people.
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Aekirushi - Ainu folklore in Ainu.
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