Meaning of Ainu | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
2. The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.
3. Synonym of Hokkaido (“a dog breed”).

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Examples

“In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]”

“[…] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken.”

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