ainu

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Определение ainu в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language

The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages

An ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido

The language of the Ainu

A member of an indigenous people of Japan, now inhabiting parts of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands

{i} language of the Ainus

Indigenous people of what is now Japan. Pushed north by the Japanese people over the last 2,000 years, the few remaining pure Ainu today live principally in northern Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands. Once physically and culturally distinct from the Japanese, their origins and their role in Japanese history and prehistory have been the subject of scholarly debate. Many contemporary Ainu claim some connection to the prehistoric Jmon culture. The Ainu language, which has no known relationship to any other language, is virtually extinct, being supplanted by Japanese. The Ainu were traditionally hunters, fishermen, and trappers; their religion centred on spirits believed to be present in animals and the natural world

{i} aboriginal Japanese people who live in parts of Hokkaido and Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands

{i} member of an aboriginal Japanese people who live in parts of Hokkaido and Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands

Расстановка переносов

Ai·nu

Этимология

() From Ainu アイヌ (aynu)