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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
Language in Society
Language, Culture, and Arts
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Hosted on "The Foundation for Ainu Culture" website, this particular section is all about the pro
Ainu Sample/Translation document.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
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