1. Ainu - Noun
2. Ainu - Adjective
3. Ainu - Proper noun
Ainu (plural Ainu)
A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Ainu (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language.
Ainu
The endangered language spoken by the Ainu ethnic group, generally considered a language isolate with no known relation to other languages.
Ainu cuisine is not commonly eaten outside Ainu communities; there are only a few Ainu-run restaurants in Japan, all located in Tokyo or Hokkaido, serving primarily Japanese fare. Source: Internet
A group of Sakhalin Ainu c. 1903 According to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, 1,446 persons in the Russian Empire reported Ainu language as their mother tongue, 1,434 of them in Sakhalin Island. Source: Internet
Ainu is the word Ainu identify themselves as from their first male ancestor Aioina; Ainu means human in the Ainu language. Source: Internet
Also at this time, the Ainu were granted automatic Japanese citizenship, effectively denying them the status of an indigenous group. Source: Internet
Among the indigenous people of Sakhalin are the Ainu in the southern half, the Oroks in the central region, and the Nivkhs in the north. citation Chinese chronicled the Xianbei and Hezhe tribes, who had a way of life based on fishing. Source: Internet
According to Matsuura, the name was thought up because the Ainu called the region Kai. Source: Internet