Ainu language
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| Ainu | |
|---|---|
| アィヌ・イタㇰ Aynu itak | |
| Native to | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaidō |
| Native speakers | 10 (2007)[1] |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Katakana, Latin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | ain |
| ISO 639-3 | ain |
Ainu is a language used in Hokkaido, Japan. Ainu means "human being". It has no characters. If it is written in characters, an alphabet or Katakana is used. Because of the increase in the use of the Japanese language, the use of Ainu is decreasing.
Vocabulary[change]
- Ainu - human being.
- Ape - fire.
- Iyomante - A festival to send bear's soul for the heaven.
- Kamui - god.
- Kunnechupu - The moon.
- Kotan - village.
- Konru - ice.
- Sumari - (be pronounced as in "Shumari") - fox.
- Seta - dog.
- Tonoto - sake.
- Nonno- flower.
- Huci - (be pronounced as in "Hoochi") - grandmother, Old women.
- Pone - bone.
- Pirka - Beauty,cute, kawaii.
- wakka - "drinkable" water.
References[change]
- ↑ Bradley, D. Languages of Mainland South-East Asia (2007) In O. Miyaoka, O. Sakiyama, and M. E. Krauss (eds.), The vanishing languages of the Pacific Rim, pp. 301–336. Oxford Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
