Ainu (Japan)
[aka Ainu Itak, Aynu itak, Kurili]Classification: Isolate
·critically endangered
resource
くもの女神 - ヤオシケプ カムイ - アイヌ語音声日本語字幕 (The Spider Goddess)
This animated Ainu Folklore is about a Spider god known as Yaoskep Kamuy who protects a village from attackers. The video is in the Ainu language with Japanese subtitles. The Ainu Folk Culture Foundation (公益財団法人アイヌ民族文化財団) contains many videos on the Ainu language and culture.
Sapporo, Japan |
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Jan. 1, 2016 |