Also Known As:
Ainu Itak, Aynu itak, Kurili, アイヌ イタㇰ, アイヌ語
Dialects & Varieties
- Hokkaido
- Taraika
- Sakhalin
- Kuril
Recent Resources
This animated Ainu Folklore is about a Spider god known as Yaoskep Kamuy who protects a village from
This infographic includes facts and resources about the Ainu language and culture as well as the ben
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
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A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
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There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Personal Communication
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Personal Communication