Ainu
Posted: 2007-07-24, 7:40
I recently got interested in Ainu and I'm going over the lessons from Radio Sapporo Ainu Lessons. Well, I was interested before as well but now my Japanese is sufficient to go through the lessons without causing me headache.
http://www.stv.ne.jp/radio/ainugo/index.html
They broadcast about 50 lessons, once a week, and go back to the bare beginner's level. They have had many runs and the lessons improved over time, making them easily accessible and not too daunting.
I'm listening to the current run, but I might consider translating the lessons from the last run (as they're finished) broadcasted from April 2006 to March 2007, 52 lessons in total. The reason is that the last run is a lot more focused on the grammar while the current run is more communicative (which is not necessarily bad, but the chance of speaking Ainu is negligible, especially outside of Hokkaido).
Anyone interested in learning Ainu or helping the translation? There's no point doing that for nobody's sake.
http://www.stv.ne.jp/radio/ainugo/index.html
They broadcast about 50 lessons, once a week, and go back to the bare beginner's level. They have had many runs and the lessons improved over time, making them easily accessible and not too daunting.
I'm listening to the current run, but I might consider translating the lessons from the last run (as they're finished) broadcasted from April 2006 to March 2007, 52 lessons in total. The reason is that the last run is a lot more focused on the grammar while the current run is more communicative (which is not necessarily bad, but the chance of speaking Ainu is negligible, especially outside of Hokkaido).
Anyone interested in learning Ainu or helping the translation? There's no point doing that for nobody's sake.