Endangered Languages Project - Ainu (Japan)

Ainu (Japan)

^{[aka Ainu Itak, Aynu itak, Kurili]}

Classification: Isolate

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critically endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Ainu Itak, Aynu itak, Kurili, アイヌ　イタㇰ, アイヌ語,
CLASSIFICATION		Isolate
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ain
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Hokkaido Taraika Sakhalin Kuril
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Personal Communication” . Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Vovin

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2
Native speakers worldwide
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Few people in Nibutani area know isolated words and phrases

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Japan

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide
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15 native speakers in Japan (1996 A. Vovin). Ethnic population: 15,000 in Japan.

DATE OF INFO: 1996

PLACES: Japan; Russia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Kuril Islands (Tsishima), Hokkaido.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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"Spoken by a small number of old people"

Critically endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10
Native speakers worldwide
ELDERS
10
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There are several hundred heritage language learners of Ainu.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Japan

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LOCATION INFORMATION

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing