Ainu

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Ainu 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Proper noun 3 Estonian 3.1 Proper noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Ainu アイヌ (aynu)

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Ainu (not comparable)

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

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Singular Ainu

Plural -

Ainu

1. 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.

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• Category:Ainu language for words in Ainu
• Ainu people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Ainu people
• Ainu language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Ainu language
• Ethnologue entry for Ainu, ain

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• aynu

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• IPA: /?ajnu/

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Ainu (アイヌ)

1. man
2. The Ainu people.

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Ainu

1. A female given name, a rather rare variant of Aino.