Wy/syl/ꠀꠄꠘꠥ ꠝꠣꠔꠞ ꠛꠣꠁꠟ

ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠕꠘꠦ ꠅꠘꠥꠛꠣꠖ ꠇꠞꠣꠞ ꠅꠘꠥꠞꠥꠗ ⁕ ꠇꠤꠀꠘꠕꠘꠦ ꠀꠘꠣ ꠅꠁꠍꠦ ꠀꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠇꠣꠞ ꠅꠛꠖꠣꠘ ꠀꠍꠦ ꠁꠔꠣ ꠖꠦꠈꠣꠞ ꠟꠣꠉꠤ en:voy:ꠀꠄꠘꠥ ꠝꠣꠔꠞ ꠛꠣꠁꠟ ꠖꠦꠈꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ ⁕

ꠀꠄꠘꠥ ꠝꠣꠔ (айн. アイヌ・イタㇰ, 'айн. Áynu ıták, айн. Айну итак) is the language of the Ainu people, who are indigenous to the island of Hokkaido in Japan, as well as Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in Russia. Today, the Ainu language is extinct in Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, and moribund in Hokkaido, where it is only spoken by a handful of elderly, virtually all of whom are also able to speak Japanese. As a tourist, you are most likely to encounter the Ainu language only in cultural performances.

ꠡꠣꠗꠣꠞꠘ ꠝꠣꠔꠇꠕꠣ

ꠅꠛꠣ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠣ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ) ꠨ ꠅꠉꠧ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠤ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ )

Irankarapte. ( )

ꠅꠛꠣ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠣ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ) ꠨ ꠅꠉꠧ ( ꠛꠦꠐꠤ ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ) (informal)

He. ( )

ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ꠈꠛꠞ ?

E=iwanke ya? ( ?)

ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠀꠍꠤ ꠨ ꠗꠁꠘ꠆ꠘꠛꠣꠖ ⁕

Ku=iwanke, iyairaykere. ( )

ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠇꠤꠔꠣ ?

E=re hemanta ya? ( ?)

ꠝꠞ ꠘꠣꠝ ______ ⁕

K=ani anakne ______ ku=ne. ( _____ .)

ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠙꠣꠁꠀ ꠜꠣꠟꠣ ꠟꠣꠉꠟꠅ ⁕

Irankarapte. ( )

ꠖꠄꠀ ꠇꠞꠤ ⁕

Iyairaykere. ( )

ꠀꠙꠘꠣꠞꠦ ꠡꠣꠉꠔꠝ ⁕

E. ( )

ꠎꠤ ꠅꠄ ⁕

E. ( )

ꠎꠤ ꠘꠣ ⁕

Somo. ( )

Excuse me. (getting attention)

. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon)

Ku=yayapapu. ( )

ꠝꠥꠁ ꠛꠠ ꠡꠞ꠆ꠝꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠣ ⁕

Ku=yayapapu. ( )

Goodbye (for those who leave)

Apunno paye yan. ( )

Goodbye (for those who stay)

Apunno oka yan. ( )

I can't speak Ainu language [well].

[ ]. ( [ ])

ꠀꠙꠘꠦ ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎ ꠝꠣꠔꠂꠘꠘꠤ ?

Amerika-itak ku=hawean eaykap ya? ( ?)