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Aekirushi
Ainu folklore in Ainu.
http://www.interq.or.jp/snake/apple/mokuji-r2.html
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John Batchelor
Life story of John Batchelor (1854-1944), the Englishman who became the first westerner to learn the Ainu language, write its grammar in English, and make the Ainu known in the western world.
http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~matu-emk/bachel.html
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Language Portraits - Words and Images
Ainu version of the poem "Full Circle" by Elly Sherman. The text is in the Japanese katakana syllabic script. The sound file is also available.
http://www.languageportraits.net/panels/ainu.html
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Literatures and Materials on the Ainu Language for Learners
Extensive bibliography of printed and audiovisual materials, as well as a collection of links to web pages on the subject. Bilingual site (English and Japanese).
http://jinbunweb.sgu.ac.jp/~ainu/biblio/european.html
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The Ainu Language
Survey of the language, with extensive discussion of its potential linguistic relationships and the origin of the Ainu people.
http://linguistics.byu.edu/classes/ling450ch/reports/ainu.htm
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The Ainu Language
Basic sentences and numerals in Ainu, with corresponding downloadable sound files and English equivalents. Bilingual site (Japanese and English). Also, some sociolinguistic information on the language.
http://ramat.ram.ne.jp/ainu/
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The Ainu Language
Bibliography of books, papers, journals and newsletters (mostly written in Japanese) about the Ainu language.
http://www.tooyoo.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ichel/archive/ainu.html
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The Ainu Language and Esperanto
An Esperantist's pro-Ainu language support page including excerpts from a bilingual Ainu-Esperanto newspaper, an Ainu grammar and the Ainu Shin'yooshuu (collection of Ainu Sacred Songs).
http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/kumanesir/inpaku/index-en.html
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The Ainu Language and Japan's Ancient History
Collection of papers concerning the history and possible genetic relationships of the Ainu language. There is also a collection of e-mail correspondence concerning the topic.
http://www.dai3gen.net/epage0.htm
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