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Ainu


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.



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 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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Aekirushi - Ainu folklore in Ainu.
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Language Portraits - Words and Images - Ainu version of the poem "Full Circle" by Elly Sherman. The text is in the Japanese katakana syllabic script. The sound file is also available.
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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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The Ainu Language - Basic sentences and numerals in Ainu, with corresponding downloadable sound files and English equivalents. Bilingual site (Japanese and English). Also, some sociolinguistic information on the language.
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The Relationship between Basque and Ainu - An article by Edo Nyland discussing the possible relationship between Ainu and Basque, with extensive word lists.
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The Ainu Language - Bibliography of books, papers, journals and newsletters (mostly written in Japanese) about the Ainu language.
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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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Dutch Encounters with Sakhalin and with the Ainu People - Article by Tjeerd de Graaf including word lists.
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