イランカラㇷ゚テ, irankarapte! Alright, I did it! Here is the zeroth lesson of the Ainu language, covering the preliminary basics of orthography and phonology. Next time, we'll start looking at actual sentence structure and vocabulary!
The Ainu language (aynu=itak in Ainu or アイヌ語 in Japanese) is indigenous to northern Japan, and is now most associated with Hokkaido. In this course, we will focus on the Saru dialect of the language, spoken in Nibutani.
Pronunciation audio has been borrowed from the ニューエクスプレス (New Express) Ainu language textbook, voiced by Kenji, Maki, and Maya Sekine.
Music: "e=katuhu pirka" by Ainu Rebels
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:43 About Me & Source Materials
03:43 Additional Resources
04:33 Phonemes and Latinization (1)
05:15 Phonemes and Latinization (2)
06:19 Katakana Script (1)
08:42 Katakana Script (2)
09:33 Syllabic Struction & Representation (1)
09:58 Syllabic Struction & Representation (2)
10:21 Syllabic Struction & Representation (3)
11:50 Syllabic Struction & Representation (4)
13:21 Sound Changes
14:10 Accent
15:46 Outro
New Express book:
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Non-affiliate: - [ Ссылка ]
The Foundation for Ainu Culture:
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STV Radio Ainu Language Course:
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Ainu Kana Review Web-App:
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