Ainu

Ainu
noun (plural Ainu or Ainus) Etymology: Ainu aynu person Date: 1819 1. a member of an indigenous people of the Japanese archipelago, the Kuril Islands, and part of Sakhalin Island 2. the language of the Ainu people

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  • Ainu — Àinu m mn DEFINICIJA 1. etn. narod na otocima Sahalin, Hokaidu i Kurili, o. 17.000 do 24.000 pripadnika 2. antrop. prastanovnici japanskih otoka europeidnih antropoloških značajki …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Ainu — Als Ainu bzw. Aynu (アィヌ), seltener Aino, werden die Ureinwohner Nord Japans bezeichnet. Die populäre Bezeichnung der Ainu als die Ureinwohner Japans ist nicht korrekt, tatsächlich gab es mehrere japanische Urvölker. Ursprünglich waren sie Jäger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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