Ainu

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

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

Name

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

Synonyms

humans

person

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪnuː/

Etymology

From Japanese アイヌ (Ainu), from Ainu アイヌ (aynu, “person”).