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
Ainu Sample/Translation document.
This collection includes documentation material on the Saru dialect of Ainu, a language which is nea
Based on legacy materials and new recordings of the last speakers of the Saru dialect of Ainu, this
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.
5
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