Ainu

Meanings

Noun

A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Adjective

Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language.

Proper Noun

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

Origin

From Japanese アイヌ ("Ainu"), from Ainu アィヌ.

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