Ainu Definition

īno͝o
ainus
noun
A member of an indigenous people of Japan, now inhabiting parts of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.
American Heritage
A member of an indigenous people of Japan, now living mainly on Hokkaido and also on Sakhalin Island.
Webster's New World
The language of the Ainu.
American Heritage
The language of this people.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of the Ainus or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language.
Wiktionary
pronoun

An ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Wiktionary

The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.

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Origin of Ainu

  • Ainu aynu person

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ainu アイヌ (aynu)

    From Wiktionary

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