A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]
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Synonym of Hokkaido (“a dog breed”).
[…] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken.
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Of or pertaining to the Ainu ethnic group or their language.
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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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In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth
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[…] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken.
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I studied the structure of Ainu families.
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At the end, the conscientious girl gave up with her English homework, and started to revise her list of Ainu words.