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Ainu

アィヌ・イタㇰ

Ainu Language Learning Resources

Very few families can currently speak Ainu .
Ainu is an isolated language spoken mostly in Hokkaido, Northern Japan.

Map showing the Japanese island of Hokkaido where Ainu language speakers are located.
Map showing the Japanese island of Hokkaido where Ainu language speakers are located.


Ainu people, photo dated July 25, 1909. (Flickr/Morton1905)
Ainu people, photo dated July 25, 1909. (Flickr/Morton1905)

Ainu Katakana (Omniglot/Wikimedia Commons)
Ainu Katakana (Omniglot/Wikimedia Commons)

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