Sapporo TV Ainu Radio Lessons
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on February 18 2007
Sentences
チヌカルクル ネイ タ アン？
cinukarkur ney ta an?
Where is Big Dipper?
ニサッタ エノン エチパイェ？
nisatta enon eci=paye?
Where do you (pl.) go tomorrow?
Words in the Sentences
アン an To be, to exist (pl.)
エチ eci= You (pl.)
エノン enon To where? (Destination of a movement, a dialect of Shizunai, Eastern Hidaka and Tokachi. フナクン hunakun, ヒナクン hinakun, ネイネ neyne or ネウン newn in other regions.
タ ta To, towards
チヌカルクル cinukarkur Big Dipper. ci=we, nukar=to see, kur=person (or here, a god). "The one that we see" as Big Dipper was generally used to serve as a reference point to tell the directions. There are other names for the same constellation as well.
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow.
ネイ ney Where, which place
パイェ paye To go (pl.)
Grammar
ネイ タ ney ta is used to ask "where" a person or a thing is located, while エノン enon is used to ask the destination of a movement. There is a similar word オノン onon as well, to ask "from where" something/someone comes.
オノン エチアルキ？
Onon eci=arki?
Where do you come from? (pl.)
Practice Sentences
Where is your father?
Where do you want to go tomorrow?
アン an To be, to exist
ネイ ney Where
コル kor To have, hold
エ e= You
アチャ aca Father
タ ta Particle (locative)
ルスイ rusuy Particle (desire)
エチ eci= You (pl.)
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow
パイェ paye To go (pl.)
エノン enon To where
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Karavinka
Aina-lingvo kaj Esperanto
Some Ainu resources in Esperanto. It includes the discussions on Ainu grammar and Yukars.
...Now, I feel compelled to brush up some Esperanto
I forgot much of it after years of negligence...
Some Ainu resources in Esperanto. It includes the discussions on Ainu grammar and Yukars.
...Now, I feel compelled to brush up some Esperanto
I forgot much of it after years of negligence...-
Karavinka
Lesson 48: What?
Sapporo TV Ainu Radio Lessons
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on February 25 2007
Sentences
ネプ エエ ルスイ？
nep e=e rusuy?
What do you want to eat?
ネプ カイ ケラアン クワシ クエ ルスイ。
nep kay keraan kuwas ku=e rusuy.
I want to eat some tasty snacks.
Words in the Sentences
エ e To eat
エ e= You
カイ kay Particle. It is not used independently, and used after an abstract word: ネプ カイ nep kay "something" (what-certain) or エノン カイ enon kay "somewhere" (what-place).
ク ku= I
クワシ kuwas Candy, snack. This is a loanword from Classical Japanese 菓子 (kuwashi, くわし). Modern Japanese reading of it would be kashi. It may be トペンペ topenpe or ルルコルペ rurkorpe in some dialects, literally "sweet things."
ケラアン keraan To be tasty, to taste good.
ネプ nep What. ヘマンタ hemanta in some dialects.
ルスイ rusuy Particle (Desire)
Grammar
ネプ nep basically means "what", and it forms compound word with other particles such as ネプ カイ nep kay "something", ネプ クス nep kusu "for what - why" and ネプ タ アン ペ nep ta an pe "something, for what reason" etc.
Practice Sentences
What will you wear tomorrow?
Do you have some good ideas?
ミ mi To wear
ネプ nep What
エ e= You
ワ wa And
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow
オマン oman To go
エ e= You
サンニヨ sanniyo Thought, idea
ヤ ya Particle (interrogative)
ピリカ pirka To be good
エチ eci= You (pl.)
ネプ カイ nep kay something
コル kor To have, to hold.
Answers from Lesson 47
[spoiler]１．エコル アチャ ネイ タ アン e=kor aca ney ta an
２．ニサッタ エノン エチパイエ ルスイ nisatta enon eci=paye rusuy[/spoiler]
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on February 25 2007
Sentences
ネプ エエ ルスイ？
nep e=e rusuy?
What do you want to eat?
ネプ カイ ケラアン クワシ クエ ルスイ。
nep kay keraan kuwas ku=e rusuy.
I want to eat some tasty snacks.
Words in the Sentences
エ e To eat
エ e= You
カイ kay Particle. It is not used independently, and used after an abstract word: ネプ カイ nep kay "something" (what-certain) or エノン カイ enon kay "somewhere" (what-place).
ク ku= I
クワシ kuwas Candy, snack. This is a loanword from Classical Japanese 菓子 (kuwashi, くわし). Modern Japanese reading of it would be kashi. It may be トペンペ topenpe or ルルコルペ rurkorpe in some dialects, literally "sweet things."
ケラアン keraan To be tasty, to taste good.
ネプ nep What. ヘマンタ hemanta in some dialects.
ルスイ rusuy Particle (Desire)
Grammar
ネプ nep basically means "what", and it forms compound word with other particles such as ネプ カイ nep kay "something", ネプ クス nep kusu "for what - why" and ネプ タ アン ペ nep ta an pe "something, for what reason" etc.
Practice Sentences
What will you wear tomorrow?
Do you have some good ideas?
ミ mi To wear
ネプ nep What
エ e= You
ワ wa And
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow
オマン oman To go
エ e= You
サンニヨ sanniyo Thought, idea
ヤ ya Particle (interrogative)
ピリカ pirka To be good
エチ eci= You (pl.)
ネプ カイ nep kay something
コル kor To have, to hold.
Answers from Lesson 47
[spoiler]１．エコル アチャ ネイ タ アン e=kor aca ney ta an
２．ニサッタ エノン エチパイエ ルスイ nisatta enon eci=paye rusuy[/spoiler]
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Karavinka
Lesson 49: "Even so.."
Sapporo TV Ainu Radio Lessons
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 4 2007
Sentences
アンミプ ポロンノ エミ ヤッカイ エメウン ナンコル。
anmip poronno e=mi yakkay e=meun nankor.
You feel (lit. are) cold even if you wear a lot of clothes.
ニサッタ ウパシ アシ ヤッカイ モンライケアシ クス ネ。
nisatta upas as yakkay monrayke=as kusu ne.
We will (lit. are decided) to work even if it snows tomorrow.
Words in the Sentences
アシ1 as To fall.
アシ2 =as We (exclusive)
アンミプ anmip Clothings. アン an ＝ we, ミ mi ＝ to wear, プ p ＝thing. "What we wear"
ウパシ upas Snow
エ e= You
クス kusu Because. With the copula, クス ネ kusu ne is "intended/planned to do something."
ナンコル nankor Particle (supposition)
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ポロンノ poronno A lot, many, much
ミ mi To wear
メウン meun To be cold. With the pronominal affixes, it means "I/you/they etc feel cold." メライケ merayke in some dialects.
モンライケ monrayke To work.
ヤッカイ yakkay "Even so" ヤッカ yakka in some dialects.
Grammar
ヤッカイ yakkay is a particle placed after the clause to say "even if so..", similar to コルカイ korkay in Lesson 39. But yakkay has a different nuance similar to "despite" something negative or aversive.
Practice Sentences
I am not even finding work.
I suppose my son doesn't run away even if I am angry.
モンライケ monrayke Work, to work
イサム isam Not to exist, negation
ク ku= I
ヤッカイ yakkay Even so
エシタン estan To find, search
キラ kira To run away
ポホ poho Son
ナンコル nankor "I suppose.."
イルシカ iruska To be angry
ヘンネ henne Not to do
Answers from Lesson 48
[spoiler]１．ニサッタ ネプ エミ ワ エオマン nisatta nep e=mi wa e=oman
２．ネプ カイ ピリカ サンニヨ エチコル ヤ nep kay pirka sanniyo eci=kor ya[/spoiler]
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 4 2007
Sentences
アンミプ ポロンノ エミ ヤッカイ エメウン ナンコル。
anmip poronno e=mi yakkay e=meun nankor.
You feel (lit. are) cold even if you wear a lot of clothes.
ニサッタ ウパシ アシ ヤッカイ モンライケアシ クス ネ。
nisatta upas as yakkay monrayke=as kusu ne.
We will (lit. are decided) to work even if it snows tomorrow.
Words in the Sentences
アシ1 as To fall.
アシ2 =as We (exclusive)
アンミプ anmip Clothings. アン an ＝ we, ミ mi ＝ to wear, プ p ＝thing. "What we wear"
ウパシ upas Snow
エ e= You
クス kusu Because. With the copula, クス ネ kusu ne is "intended/planned to do something."
ナンコル nankor Particle (supposition)
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ポロンノ poronno A lot, many, much
ミ mi To wear
メウン meun To be cold. With the pronominal affixes, it means "I/you/they etc feel cold." メライケ merayke in some dialects.
モンライケ monrayke To work.
ヤッカイ yakkay "Even so" ヤッカ yakka in some dialects.
Grammar
ヤッカイ yakkay is a particle placed after the clause to say "even if so..", similar to コルカイ korkay in Lesson 39. But yakkay has a different nuance similar to "despite" something negative or aversive.
Practice Sentences
I am not even finding work.
I suppose my son doesn't run away even if I am angry.
モンライケ monrayke Work, to work
イサム isam Not to exist, negation
ク ku= I
ヤッカイ yakkay Even so
エシタン estan To find, search
キラ kira To run away
ポホ poho Son
ナンコル nankor "I suppose.."
イルシカ iruska To be angry
ヘンネ henne Not to do
Answers from Lesson 48
[spoiler]１．ニサッタ ネプ エミ ワ エオマン nisatta nep e=mi wa e=oman
２．ネプ カイ ピリカ サンニヨ エチコル ヤ nep kay pirka sanniyo eci=kor ya[/spoiler]
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Karavinka
Lesson 50: <<Yayrap>>
Sapporo TV Ainu Radio Lessons
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 11 2007
Text
ネコン イキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
アンネ イネ an=ne ine
I was, and
チオルクシテコ ciorkusketo
in such a place
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
floating and floating
オカアン マ oka=an ma
was, and
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
ネコニキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
イパンネ キ テク ipan=ne ki tek
I was
タン ヌプル アトゥイ tan nupur atuy
this great sea
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
...floating and floating
オカヤン キ ワ okay=an ki wa
while I was
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there.
English translation
I was one born in what way, (that I do not know). I was floating and floating on the ocean, and I noticed there. Ayororope, ayororope, ayororope. I was born in what way, (that I do not know), I was floating and floating on the great ocean, and I noticed there.
Words
ア a= I. variant of アン =an.
アトゥイ atuy Sea.
アトゥイソ atuyso Open sea. Atuy = sea, so = a wide area.
アヨロロペ ayororope Has no meaning. Put between the lines of the narrative poem.
アワン awan ...and
アン an= I
アン =an I
イキ iki To do
イネ ine ...and.
イパン ipan= I. Appears only in tales.
オカ oka To be, to exist. variant of オカイ okay.
カ ka Above.
カネ kane ...ing, while
キ ki To do
コヤイヌパ koyaynupa To notice there. so=there, yaynu = to be aware of, pa = to find.
シクプ sikup To grow up.
タ ta In, at, by
タン tan This.
チオルクシテコ ciorkusteko In what way.
テク tek ...and
ヌプル nupur (Spiritually) powerful, great. To be of a deep colour or water.
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ネコニキ nekon iki Contracted form of ネコン イキ nekon iki. (Change occurs in Kana only)
ネコン nekon In what way.
ペ pe Nominaliser, thing
マ ma ...and, variation of ワ wa.
モムモム mommom Floating and floating. "Mom" itself just means "to float"
ワ wa ...and
Grammar
We introduce a sample of ヤイラプ Yayrap, a heroic epic that is orally transmitted in Samani region. This Yayrap was performed by Ms. Yumi Okamoto.
It is a difficult task to sing Yayrap, one must practice to sing continuously for a prolonged time. The language itself is quite difficult as well, as it employs Classical Ainu.
This Yayrap begins with chanting アヨロロペ ayororope between the lines, but it has no meaning, it just lets the listeners to know that the narrative begins. This occurs repeatedly between lines or phrases.
Answers from Lesson 49
[spoiler]１．モンライケ クエッタン ヤッカイ イサム monrayke ku=estan yakkay isam
２．クイルシカ ヤッカイ クポホ ヘンネ キラ ナンコル
ku=iruska yakkay ku=poho henne kira nankor[/spoiler]
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 11 2007
Text
ネコン イキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
アンネ イネ an=ne ine
I was, and
チオルクシテコ ciorkusketo
in such a place
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
floating and floating
オカアン マ oka=an ma
was, and
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
ネコニキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
イパンネ キ テク ipan=ne ki tek
I was
タン ヌプル アトゥイ tan nupur atuy
this great sea
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
...floating and floating
オカヤン キ ワ okay=an ki wa
while I was
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there.
English translation
I was one born in what way, (that I do not know). I was floating and floating on the ocean, and I noticed there. Ayororope, ayororope, ayororope. I was born in what way, (that I do not know), I was floating and floating on the great ocean, and I noticed there.
Words
ア a= I. variant of アン =an.
アトゥイ atuy Sea.
アトゥイソ atuyso Open sea. Atuy = sea, so = a wide area.
アヨロロペ ayororope Has no meaning. Put between the lines of the narrative poem.
アワン awan ...and
アン an= I
アン =an I
イキ iki To do
イネ ine ...and.
イパン ipan= I. Appears only in tales.
オカ oka To be, to exist. variant of オカイ okay.
カ ka Above.
カネ kane ...ing, while
キ ki To do
コヤイヌパ koyaynupa To notice there. so=there, yaynu = to be aware of, pa = to find.
シクプ sikup To grow up.
タ ta In, at, by
タン tan This.
チオルクシテコ ciorkusteko In what way.
テク tek ...and
ヌプル nupur (Spiritually) powerful, great. To be of a deep colour or water.
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ネコニキ nekon iki Contracted form of ネコン イキ nekon iki. (Change occurs in Kana only)
ネコン nekon In what way.
ペ pe Nominaliser, thing
マ ma ...and, variation of ワ wa.
モムモム mommom Floating and floating. "Mom" itself just means "to float"
ワ wa ...and
Grammar
We introduce a sample of ヤイラプ Yayrap, a heroic epic that is orally transmitted in Samani region. This Yayrap was performed by Ms. Yumi Okamoto.
It is a difficult task to sing Yayrap, one must practice to sing continuously for a prolonged time. The language itself is quite difficult as well, as it employs Classical Ainu.
This Yayrap begins with chanting アヨロロペ ayororope between the lines, but it has no meaning, it just lets the listeners to know that the narrative begins. This occurs repeatedly between lines or phrases.
Answers from Lesson 49
[spoiler]１．モンライケ クエッタン ヤッカイ イサム monrayke ku=estan yakkay isam
２．クイルシカ ヤッカイ クポホ ヘンネ キラ ナンコル
ku=iruska yakkay ku=poho henne kira nankor[/spoiler]
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Karavinka
Lesson 50: <<Yayrap>>
Sapporo TV Ainu Radio Lessons
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 11 2007
Text
ネコン イキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
アンネ イネ an=ne ine
I was, and
チオルクシテコ ciorkusketo
in such a place
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
floating and floating
オカアン マ oka=an ma
was, and
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
ネコニキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
イパンネ キ テク ipan=ne ki tek
I was
タン ヌプル アトゥイ tan nupur atuy
this great sea
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
...floating and floating
オカヤン キ ワ okay=an ki wa
while I was
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there.
English translation
I was one born in what way, (that I do not know). I was floating and floating on the ocean, and I noticed there. Ayororope, ayororope, ayororope. I was born in what way, (that I do not know), I was floating and floating on the great ocean, and I noticed there.
Words
ア a= I. variant of アン =an.
アトゥイ atuy Sea.
アトゥイソ atuyso Open sea. Atuy = sea, so = a wide area.
アヨロロペ ayororope Has no meaning. Put between the lines of the narrative poem.
アワン awan ...and
アン an= I
アン =an I
イキ iki To do
イネ ine ...and.
イパン ipan= I. Appears only in tales.
オカ oka To be, to exist. variant of オカイ okay.
カ ka Above.
カネ kane ...ing, while
キ ki To do
コヤイヌパ koyaynupa To notice there. so=there, yaynu = to be aware of, pa = to find.
シクプ sikup To grow up.
タ ta In, at, by
タン tan This.
チオルクシテコ ciorkusteko In what way.
テク tek ...and
ヌプル nupur (Spiritually) powerful, great. To be of a deep colour or water.
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ネコニキ nekon iki Contracted form of ネコン イキ nekon iki. (Change occurs in Kana only)
ネコン nekon In what way.
ペ pe Nominaliser, thing
マ ma ...and, variation of ワ wa.
モムモム mommom Floating and floating. "Mom" itself just means "to float"
ワ wa ...and
Grammar
We introduce a sample of ヤイラプ Yayrap, a heroic epic that is orally transmitted in Samani region. This Yayrap was performed by Ms. Yumi Okamoto.
It is a difficult task to sing Yayrap, one must practice to sing continuously for a prolonged time. The language itself is quite difficult as well, as it employs Classical Ainu.
This Yayrap begins with chanting アヨロロペ ayororope between the lines, but it has no meaning, it just lets the listeners to know that the narrative begins. This occurs repeatedly between lines or phrases.
Answers from Lesson 49
[spoiler]１．モンライケ クエッタン ヤッカイ イサム monrayke ku=estan yakkay isam
２．クイルシカ ヤッカイ クポホ ヘンネ キラ ナンコル
ku=iruska yakkay ku=poho henne kira nankor[/spoiler]
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 11 2007
Text
ネコン イキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
アンネ イネ an=ne ine
I was, and
チオルクシテコ ciorkusketo
in such a place
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
floating and floating
オカアン マ oka=an ma
was, and
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
アヨロロペ ayororope
ネコニキ ワ nekon iki wa
...in what way
シクプ アワン ペ sikup awan pe
one who was born
イパンネ キ テク ipan=ne ki tek
I was
タン ヌプル アトゥイ tan nupur atuy
this great sea
アトゥイソ カ タ atuyso ka ta
on the ocean
モムモムアン カネ mommon=an kane
...floating and floating
オカヤン キ ワ okay=an ki wa
while I was
アコヤイヌパ a=koyaynupa
I noticed there.
English translation
I was one born in what way, (that I do not know). I was floating and floating on the ocean, and I noticed there. Ayororope, ayororope, ayororope. I was born in what way, (that I do not know), I was floating and floating on the great ocean, and I noticed there.
Words
ア a= I. variant of アン =an.
アトゥイ atuy Sea.
アトゥイソ atuyso Open sea. Atuy = sea, so = a wide area.
アヨロロペ ayororope Has no meaning. Put between the lines of the narrative poem.
アワン awan ...and
アン an= I
アン =an I
イキ iki To do
イネ ine ...and.
イパン ipan= I. Appears only in tales.
オカ oka To be, to exist. variant of オカイ okay.
カ ka Above.
カネ kane ...ing, while
キ ki To do
コヤイヌパ koyaynupa To notice there. so=there, yaynu = to be aware of, pa = to find.
シクプ sikup To grow up.
タ ta In, at, by
タン tan This.
チオルクシテコ ciorkusteko In what way.
テク tek ...and
ヌプル nupur (Spiritually) powerful, great. To be of a deep colour or water.
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ネコニキ nekon iki Contracted form of ネコン イキ nekon iki. (Change occurs in Kana only)
ネコン nekon In what way.
ペ pe Nominaliser, thing
マ ma ...and, variation of ワ wa.
モムモム mommom Floating and floating. "Mom" itself just means "to float"
ワ wa ...and
Grammar
We introduce a sample of ヤイラプ Yayrap, a heroic epic that is orally transmitted in Samani region. This Yayrap was performed by Ms. Yumi Okamoto.
It is a difficult task to sing Yayrap, one must practice to sing continuously for a prolonged time. The language itself is quite difficult as well, as it employs Classical Ainu.
This Yayrap begins with chanting アヨロロペ ayororope between the lines, but it has no meaning, it just lets the listeners to know that the narrative begins. This occurs repeatedly between lines or phrases.
Answers from Lesson 49
[spoiler]１．モンライケ クエッタン ヤッカイ イサム monrayke ku=estan yakkay isam
２．クイルシカ ヤッカイ クポホ ヘンネ キラ ナンコル
ku=iruska yakkay ku=poho henne kira nankor[/spoiler]
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Karavinka
Lesson 51: Ainu Theatre
Sapporo TV Ainu Radio Lessons
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 18 2007
Text
Man 1：
トパットゥミ エク ナ！
topattumi ek na!
Invading army came!
Man 2：
ハヨク ワ トゥミ エトコイキ ヤン！
hayok wa tumi etokoyki yan!
Arm and prepare for a war!
Man 4：
アイシトマ ナ！メノコ ウタル ネワ ヘカッタル アナク キム タ キラ ワ
ay=sitoma na! menoko utar newa hekattar anak kim ta kira wa
What a terrifying thing! Let the women and children run to the mountain
シヌイナク ナンコル！イテッケ ソイェンパ！
sinuynak nankor! itekke soyenpa!
and hide! You ought not to come outside!
Woman 1：
トパットゥミ エク ヤカイェ！
topattumi ek yakaye!
It seems like the invading army came!
Woman 2：
キラアン クス ネ！
kira=an kusu ne!
Let us run away!
Woman 3：ヘタク キラアン ノ！
hetak kira=an no!
Let us run away, quickly!
Woman 4：
オンネ ウタル ネワ ヘカッタル アントゥラ ワ キラアン ノ！
onne utar newa hekattar an=tura wa kira=an no!
Let us run away, taking the aged and the children with us!
Words
アイ ay= Variant of アン an.
アナク anak Topic marker
アン an= We
アン =an We
イテッケ itekke Do not, you ought not
ウタル utar People
エク ek To come (singular)
エトコイキ etokoyki To prepare for
オンネ onne Aged, old
キム kim Mountain. 山。ヌプリ nupuri is generally used for "this, that, or mountain" but kim is more usual when it comes to "to, into mountain."
キラ kira To run away
クス kusu Because
シトマ sitoma To be terrified of
シヌイナク sinuynak To hide, conceal oneself
ソイェンパ soyenpa To come outside (plural). Singular form is ソイェネ soyene.
タ ta To, at, by
トゥミ tumi War, fight
トゥラ tura To take along
トパットゥミ topattumi Invading army or a bandit gang.
ナ na Particle (suggestive)
ナンコル nankor I suppose, it seems like.
ネ ne Copula
ネワ newa And. This is used in enumeration, such as "moountain and river" "man and woman" etc.
ノ no Let us...
ハヨク hayok To arm
ヘカッタル hekattar Children
ヘタク hetak Quickly
メノコ menoko Woman
ヤカイェ yakaye I heard.. or It seems like.. This is contracted form of ヤク アイェ yak aye. Also アカイェ akaye or ハカイェ hakaye in some dialects.
ヤン yan Imperative. "Do!"
ワ wa ..and
Grammar
This is a sample of an Ainu play, Legend of Sand Whale(ホタフンペ hotehunpe). It was performed by the students of Samani Ainu class in the 19th Ainu Culture Festival held in Samani. The original version was performed by Mr. Soukichi Okamoto and published in History of Samani Village(様似町史).
トパットゥミ topattumi is a recurring word in various Ainu tales, and it is a group of people with a malicious intent who attack the village and sack the treasures. トパ topa is a group or a mass of people, and トゥミ tumi means a feud or a war. イシカトゥミ iskatumi means the same, from iska meaning "to steal".
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 18 2007
Text
Man 1：
トパットゥミ エク ナ！
topattumi ek na!
Invading army came!
Man 2：
ハヨク ワ トゥミ エトコイキ ヤン！
hayok wa tumi etokoyki yan!
Arm and prepare for a war!
Man 4：
アイシトマ ナ！メノコ ウタル ネワ ヘカッタル アナク キム タ キラ ワ
ay=sitoma na! menoko utar newa hekattar anak kim ta kira wa
What a terrifying thing! Let the women and children run to the mountain
シヌイナク ナンコル！イテッケ ソイェンパ！
sinuynak nankor! itekke soyenpa!
and hide! You ought not to come outside!
Woman 1：
トパットゥミ エク ヤカイェ！
topattumi ek yakaye!
It seems like the invading army came!
Woman 2：
キラアン クス ネ！
kira=an kusu ne!
Let us run away!
Woman 3：ヘタク キラアン ノ！
hetak kira=an no!
Let us run away, quickly!
Woman 4：
オンネ ウタル ネワ ヘカッタル アントゥラ ワ キラアン ノ！
onne utar newa hekattar an=tura wa kira=an no!
Let us run away, taking the aged and the children with us!
Words
アイ ay= Variant of アン an.
アナク anak Topic marker
アン an= We
アン =an We
イテッケ itekke Do not, you ought not
ウタル utar People
エク ek To come (singular)
エトコイキ etokoyki To prepare for
オンネ onne Aged, old
キム kim Mountain. 山。ヌプリ nupuri is generally used for "this, that, or mountain" but kim is more usual when it comes to "to, into mountain."
キラ kira To run away
クス kusu Because
シトマ sitoma To be terrified of
シヌイナク sinuynak To hide, conceal oneself
ソイェンパ soyenpa To come outside (plural). Singular form is ソイェネ soyene.
タ ta To, at, by
トゥミ tumi War, fight
トゥラ tura To take along
トパットゥミ topattumi Invading army or a bandit gang.
ナ na Particle (suggestive)
ナンコル nankor I suppose, it seems like.
ネ ne Copula
ネワ newa And. This is used in enumeration, such as "moountain and river" "man and woman" etc.
ノ no Let us...
ハヨク hayok To arm
ヘカッタル hekattar Children
ヘタク hetak Quickly
メノコ menoko Woman
ヤカイェ yakaye I heard.. or It seems like.. This is contracted form of ヤク アイェ yak aye. Also アカイェ akaye or ハカイェ hakaye in some dialects.
ヤン yan Imperative. "Do!"
ワ wa ..and
Grammar
This is a sample of an Ainu play, Legend of Sand Whale(ホタフンペ hotehunpe). It was performed by the students of Samani Ainu class in the 19th Ainu Culture Festival held in Samani. The original version was performed by Mr. Soukichi Okamoto and published in History of Samani Village(様似町史).
トパットゥミ topattumi is a recurring word in various Ainu tales, and it is a group of people with a malicious intent who attack the village and sack the treasures. トパ topa is a group or a mass of people, and トゥミ tumi means a feud or a war. イシカトゥミ iskatumi means the same, from iska meaning "to steal".
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Karavinka
Lesson 52: Conversation
Sapporo TV Ainu Radio Lessons
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 25 2007
Text
Ａ：ウパシ ル ワ シリポプケ ナ。
upas ru wa sirpopke na.
Snow melts and it became warm, isn't it?
Ｂ：パイカル アン ナ！クヌチャクテク。
paykar an na. ku=nucaktek.
It's spring! I'm feeling good.
Ａ：ニサッタ 日曜日 ネ クス エノン カイ パイェアン ノ！
nisatta NICHIYOUBI ne kusu enon kay paye=an no!
Tomorrow is sunday, so let us go somewhere!
Ｂ：ピリカ！車 アンオ ワ パイェアン ノ！
pirka! KURUMA an=o wa paye=an no!
Good! Let us ride car and go! (i.e. Let us drive to somewhere)
Ａ：エノン エオマン ルスイ？
enon e=oman rusuy?
Where do you want to go?
Ｂ：オタルナイ エン クオマン ルスイ。
Otarunay en ku=oman rusuy.
I want to go to Otaru.
Ａ：ピリカ。クアニ ウサ クオマン ルスイ。
pirka. kuani usa ku=oman rusuy.
Good. I want to go there too.
Ｂ：ヤクン、ウトゥラノ パイェアン ノ。
yakun, uturano paye=an no.
So, let's go together.
シンケヘ
sinkehe（Next day）
Ａ：オタルナイ タ シレパアン ルウェ ネ。
Otarunay ta sirepa=an ruwe ne.
We arrived in Otaru.
Ｂ：インネ ウタル オカイ！
inne utar okay!
There are lots of people!
Ａ：クアニ アナク ピントロ アリ アンカル ペ クホク ルスイ。
kuani anak pintoro ari an=kar pe ku=hok rusuy.
I want to buy some glass products.
Ｂ：ヤクン、トアンタ パイェアン ノ。
yakun, toanta paye=an no.
So, let's go there.
みやげ屋 オシケ タ
MIYAGEYA oske ta（At a souvenir shop）
Ａ：インキアンペ エコンルスイ？
inkianpe e=konrusuy?
What do you like?
Ｂ：オピッタ ソンノ アタイコル ナ。
opitta sonno ataykor na.
They're all expensive.
Ａ：オヤク タ パイェアン クス ネ。
oyak ta paye=an kusu ne.
Let's go to somewhere else.
Ｂ：パイェアン ノ。
paye=an no.
Let's go.
オヤ みやげ屋 オシケ タ
oya MIYAGEYA oske ta（At a different souvenir shop）
A：タンペ ソンノ ピリカ ナ。クホク クス ネ。
tanpe sonno pirka na. ku=hok kusu ne.
This is really beautiful. So I'm buying it.
Ｂ：クアニ アナク タパン オルゴール クホク ナ。フミヒ ソンノ ピリカ。
kuani anak tapan ORUGORU ku=hok na. humihi sonno pirka.
I'm buying this orgel. It sounds very beautifully.
みやげ屋 オル ワ ソイェンパ
MIYAGEYA or wa soyenpa（Leaving the souvenir shop）
Ａ：トケシ アン ナ。イペアン ノ。クイペルスイ。
tokes an na. ipe=an no. ku=iperusuy.
It's lunch time. Let's go eat. I'm hungry.
Ｂ：ネコン アン ペ エエ ルスイ？
nekon an pe e=e rusuy?
What do you want to eat?
Ａ：クアニ アナク ラーメン クエ ルスイ。
kuani anak RAMEN ku=e rusuy.
I want to eat ramen.
Ｂ：オタルナイ ネ クス 寿司 クエ ルスイ。
Otarunay ne kusu SUSI ku=e rusuy.
It's Otaru, so I want to eat Sushi.
Ａ：クアニ アナクネ ラーメン クエ ルスイ コルカイ、
kuani anakne RAMEN ku=e rusuy korkay,
Though I want to eat ramen,
寿司 エエ ルスイ ヤクン 寿司 ネ ヤッカイ ピリカ。
SUSI e=e rusuy yakun SUSI ne yakkay pirka.
but sushi is fine if you want to eat sushi.
Ｂ：イヤイライケレ。ケラアン マ アタイサク ウシケ アンエシタン ノ。
iyayraykere. keraan ma ataysak uske an=estan no.
Thanks. Let's find somewhere good and cheap.
Words
アタイコル ataykor To be expensive
アタイサク ataysak To be cheap
アナク anak Topic marker
アナクネ anakne Topic marker
アリ ari Instrumental particle. Made of something, to beat with a steak, etc. Also アニ ani in some dialects.
アン1 an To be, to exist.
アン2 an= We
アン3 =an We
イペ ipe To have a meal.
イペルスイ iperusuy To be hungry
イヤイライケレ iyayraykere Thank you!
インキアンペ inkianpe What, which one
インネ inne To be a lot of people
ウシケ uske Somewhere, a place
ウサ usa Too, as well
ウタル utar People
ウトゥラノ uturano Together
ウパシ upas Snow
エ1 e To eat
エ2 e= You
エシタン estan To find, search フナラ hunar in some dialects.
エノン enon To where
エン en To, towards
オ o To ride
オシケ oske Inside, in the midst of
オル or Somewhere, a place
オカイ okay To be, exist (plural)
オタルナイ Otarunay Otaru. (place) Ota "sand", ru "road", nay "field".
オピッタ opitta All, everything
オマン oman To go
オヤ oya Other, something else
オヤク oyak Somewhere else
オルゴール ORUGORU Orgel.
カル kar To make
カイ kay Interrogative particle
クアニ kuani I
ク ku= I
クス kusu Since, because, so
車 KURUMA Car, automobile
ケラアン keraan To be tasty, to taste good.
コルカイ korkay But, although
コンルスイ konrusuy To want
シリポプケ sirpopke To be warm
シレパ sirepa To arrive
シンケヘ sinkehe Next day (belonging form). The base form is シンケ sinke. Also シムケ simke in some dialects.
寿司 SUSI Sushi.
ソイェンパ soyenpa To go outside. (plural)
ソンノ sonno Really, truly
タ ta To, at, by
タパン tapan This
タンペ tanpe This (thing)
トアンタ toanta Over there
トケシ tokes Daytime, lunch time.
ナ na Particle (suggestion)
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow.
日曜日 NICHIYOUBI Sunday.
ヌチャクテク nucaktek To be envious of. Also ヤイコプンテク yaykopuntek・ヌペツネ nupetne・ヤイレンカ yayrenka in some dialects.
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ネコン nekon In what way
ノ no Let us..
パイェ paye To go (plural)
パイカル paykar Spring
ピリカ pirka To be good, beautiful
ピントロ pintoro Glass. A Portuguese loanword into Japanese and Ainu.
フミヒ humihi Sound (belonging form). The base form is フム hum.
ペ pe Nominaliser. Thing.
ホク hok To buy.
マ ma Variation fo ワ wa.
みやげ屋 MIYAGEYA A souvenir shop.
ヤクン yakun If then, so.
ヤッカイ yakkay Even though...
ラーメン RAMEN Ramen.
ル ru To melt.
ルウェ ruwe Thing (abstract)
ルスイ rusuy Particle (desire)
ワ1 wa From
ワ2 wa And
Grammar
This concludes the year-long stud of Ainu. This lesson might have been a little bit difficult, but it is meant to give you a sense of what would an Ainu conversation sound like, so we came up with this dialogue with two travelers to Otaru. There are a few expressions that we didn't learn yet, but most of it is the application of what we have learned so far.
Be careful with the expression "ピントロ アリ アンカル ペ pintoro ari an=kar pe". Although an= is used here, this does not mean "a thing that we made from glass", but rather "something that is made of glass".
Ruwe as in "ルウェ ネ ruwe ne" is a "thing", but ruwe ne as a whole as an idiomatic expression is "it turned out such", "it is such a.." or "it is like.." to emphasise an event.
STVアイヌ語ラジオ講座
Broadcasted on March 25 2007
Text
Ａ：ウパシ ル ワ シリポプケ ナ。
upas ru wa sirpopke na.
Snow melts and it became warm, isn't it?
Ｂ：パイカル アン ナ！クヌチャクテク。
paykar an na. ku=nucaktek.
It's spring! I'm feeling good.
Ａ：ニサッタ 日曜日 ネ クス エノン カイ パイェアン ノ！
nisatta NICHIYOUBI ne kusu enon kay paye=an no!
Tomorrow is sunday, so let us go somewhere!
Ｂ：ピリカ！車 アンオ ワ パイェアン ノ！
pirka! KURUMA an=o wa paye=an no!
Good! Let us ride car and go! (i.e. Let us drive to somewhere)
Ａ：エノン エオマン ルスイ？
enon e=oman rusuy?
Where do you want to go?
Ｂ：オタルナイ エン クオマン ルスイ。
Otarunay en ku=oman rusuy.
I want to go to Otaru.
Ａ：ピリカ。クアニ ウサ クオマン ルスイ。
pirka. kuani usa ku=oman rusuy.
Good. I want to go there too.
Ｂ：ヤクン、ウトゥラノ パイェアン ノ。
yakun, uturano paye=an no.
So, let's go together.
シンケヘ
sinkehe（Next day）
Ａ：オタルナイ タ シレパアン ルウェ ネ。
Otarunay ta sirepa=an ruwe ne.
We arrived in Otaru.
Ｂ：インネ ウタル オカイ！
inne utar okay!
There are lots of people!
Ａ：クアニ アナク ピントロ アリ アンカル ペ クホク ルスイ。
kuani anak pintoro ari an=kar pe ku=hok rusuy.
I want to buy some glass products.
Ｂ：ヤクン、トアンタ パイェアン ノ。
yakun, toanta paye=an no.
So, let's go there.
みやげ屋 オシケ タ
MIYAGEYA oske ta（At a souvenir shop）
Ａ：インキアンペ エコンルスイ？
inkianpe e=konrusuy?
What do you like?
Ｂ：オピッタ ソンノ アタイコル ナ。
opitta sonno ataykor na.
They're all expensive.
Ａ：オヤク タ パイェアン クス ネ。
oyak ta paye=an kusu ne.
Let's go to somewhere else.
Ｂ：パイェアン ノ。
paye=an no.
Let's go.
オヤ みやげ屋 オシケ タ
oya MIYAGEYA oske ta（At a different souvenir shop）
A：タンペ ソンノ ピリカ ナ。クホク クス ネ。
tanpe sonno pirka na. ku=hok kusu ne.
This is really beautiful. So I'm buying it.
Ｂ：クアニ アナク タパン オルゴール クホク ナ。フミヒ ソンノ ピリカ。
kuani anak tapan ORUGORU ku=hok na. humihi sonno pirka.
I'm buying this orgel. It sounds very beautifully.
みやげ屋 オル ワ ソイェンパ
MIYAGEYA or wa soyenpa（Leaving the souvenir shop）
Ａ：トケシ アン ナ。イペアン ノ。クイペルスイ。
tokes an na. ipe=an no. ku=iperusuy.
It's lunch time. Let's go eat. I'm hungry.
Ｂ：ネコン アン ペ エエ ルスイ？
nekon an pe e=e rusuy?
What do you want to eat?
Ａ：クアニ アナク ラーメン クエ ルスイ。
kuani anak RAMEN ku=e rusuy.
I want to eat ramen.
Ｂ：オタルナイ ネ クス 寿司 クエ ルスイ。
Otarunay ne kusu SUSI ku=e rusuy.
It's Otaru, so I want to eat Sushi.
Ａ：クアニ アナクネ ラーメン クエ ルスイ コルカイ、
kuani anakne RAMEN ku=e rusuy korkay,
Though I want to eat ramen,
寿司 エエ ルスイ ヤクン 寿司 ネ ヤッカイ ピリカ。
SUSI e=e rusuy yakun SUSI ne yakkay pirka.
but sushi is fine if you want to eat sushi.
Ｂ：イヤイライケレ。ケラアン マ アタイサク ウシケ アンエシタン ノ。
iyayraykere. keraan ma ataysak uske an=estan no.
Thanks. Let's find somewhere good and cheap.
Words
アタイコル ataykor To be expensive
アタイサク ataysak To be cheap
アナク anak Topic marker
アナクネ anakne Topic marker
アリ ari Instrumental particle. Made of something, to beat with a steak, etc. Also アニ ani in some dialects.
アン1 an To be, to exist.
アン2 an= We
アン3 =an We
イペ ipe To have a meal.
イペルスイ iperusuy To be hungry
イヤイライケレ iyayraykere Thank you!
インキアンペ inkianpe What, which one
インネ inne To be a lot of people
ウシケ uske Somewhere, a place
ウサ usa Too, as well
ウタル utar People
ウトゥラノ uturano Together
ウパシ upas Snow
エ1 e To eat
エ2 e= You
エシタン estan To find, search フナラ hunar in some dialects.
エノン enon To where
エン en To, towards
オ o To ride
オシケ oske Inside, in the midst of
オル or Somewhere, a place
オカイ okay To be, exist (plural)
オタルナイ Otarunay Otaru. (place) Ota "sand", ru "road", nay "field".
オピッタ opitta All, everything
オマン oman To go
オヤ oya Other, something else
オヤク oyak Somewhere else
オルゴール ORUGORU Orgel.
カル kar To make
カイ kay Interrogative particle
クアニ kuani I
ク ku= I
クス kusu Since, because, so
車 KURUMA Car, automobile
ケラアン keraan To be tasty, to taste good.
コルカイ korkay But, although
コンルスイ konrusuy To want
シリポプケ sirpopke To be warm
シレパ sirepa To arrive
シンケヘ sinkehe Next day (belonging form). The base form is シンケ sinke. Also シムケ simke in some dialects.
寿司 SUSI Sushi.
ソイェンパ soyenpa To go outside. (plural)
ソンノ sonno Really, truly
タ ta To, at, by
タパン tapan This
タンペ tanpe This (thing)
トアンタ toanta Over there
トケシ tokes Daytime, lunch time.
ナ na Particle (suggestion)
ニサッタ nisatta Tomorrow.
日曜日 NICHIYOUBI Sunday.
ヌチャクテク nucaktek To be envious of. Also ヤイコプンテク yaykopuntek・ヌペツネ nupetne・ヤイレンカ yayrenka in some dialects.
ネ ne Copula (to be)
ネコン nekon In what way
ノ no Let us..
パイェ paye To go (plural)
パイカル paykar Spring
ピリカ pirka To be good, beautiful
ピントロ pintoro Glass. A Portuguese loanword into Japanese and Ainu.
フミヒ humihi Sound (belonging form). The base form is フム hum.
ペ pe Nominaliser. Thing.
ホク hok To buy.
マ ma Variation fo ワ wa.
みやげ屋 MIYAGEYA A souvenir shop.
ヤクン yakun If then, so.
ヤッカイ yakkay Even though...
ラーメン RAMEN Ramen.
ル ru To melt.
ルウェ ruwe Thing (abstract)
ルスイ rusuy Particle (desire)
ワ1 wa From
ワ2 wa And
Grammar
This concludes the year-long stud of Ainu. This lesson might have been a little bit difficult, but it is meant to give you a sense of what would an Ainu conversation sound like, so we came up with this dialogue with two travelers to Otaru. There are a few expressions that we didn't learn yet, but most of it is the application of what we have learned so far.
Be careful with the expression "ピントロ アリ アンカル ペ pintoro ari an=kar pe". Although an= is used here, this does not mean "a thing that we made from glass", but rather "something that is made of glass".
Ruwe as in "ルウェ ネ ruwe ne" is a "thing", but ruwe ne as a whole as an idiomatic expression is "it turned out such", "it is such a.." or "it is like.." to emphasise an event.
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Karavinka
And thus the draft copy of the Beginner's Ainu lessons translation is done.
The lessons were prepared and broadcasted from April 2006 to March 2007, by Ms. Kane Kumagai through Sapporo TV Radio Station. The original lessons are in Japanese.
A To-Do list for myself:
* Proofread and revise.
* Compile an Ainu-English glossary.
* Write a brief introduction about the language and people in general.
* Maybe, write a grammatical summary with what is in the lessons. (Some charts would be helpful)
The lessons were prepared and broadcasted from April 2006 to March 2007, by Ms. Kane Kumagai through Sapporo TV Radio Station. The original lessons are in Japanese.
A To-Do list for myself:
* Proofread and revise.
* Compile an Ainu-English glossary.
* Write a brief introduction about the language and people in general.
* Maybe, write a grammatical summary with what is in the lessons. (Some charts would be helpful)
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I am planning a follow-up for those lessons. Although they are quite comprehensive and cover a lot of aspects of the language, including the Classical variant, it does not cover enough vocabularies and structures to use Ainu in any meaningful way.
The follow-up would be the lessons of Shigeru Kayano nispa, broadcasted in 2003 also through STV. Kayano was not only a leading figure in Ainu revival but also an Ainu specialist as well, who published one of the most comprehensive Ainu-Japanese dictionary. Although his lessons assume no knowledge of Ainu either, he moves on a much faster pace than Kumagai and he covers quite an extensive amount of time on Classical Ainu as well.
Unfortunately Kayano nispa passed away last year, and his son Shirou Kayano is current lecturer of Ainu lessons this year. His lessons are largely based on his father's but he moves at a somewhat slower pace. The reason behind choosing Shigeru Kayano's lessons as a follow-up is that once the learner (however negligible the number might be) is acquainted with Kumagai lessons, Kayano's 2003 lessons should not be too daunting. I will begin it soon once I finish the last works on Kumagai lessons.
So, those who showed a moderate to a high level of interest in the lessons now have no excuse for the inadequate amount of resources necessary. This includes namely Nero, nighean-neonach, Expugnator and Toksave.
The STV Radio Ainu Lessons staffs were very excited about the translation project, and they will highly appreciate your interests (that is, if you still have any). That is, you're not just alone in your room stuck with an obscure language, you can have a contact with the real people. (Either English or Japanese works.)
The contact address to STV staff is : r a d i o @ s t v . n e . j p
The follow-up would be the lessons of Shigeru Kayano nispa, broadcasted in 2003 also through STV. Kayano was not only a leading figure in Ainu revival but also an Ainu specialist as well, who published one of the most comprehensive Ainu-Japanese dictionary. Although his lessons assume no knowledge of Ainu either, he moves on a much faster pace than Kumagai and he covers quite an extensive amount of time on Classical Ainu as well.
Unfortunately Kayano nispa passed away last year, and his son Shirou Kayano is current lecturer of Ainu lessons this year. His lessons are largely based on his father's but he moves at a somewhat slower pace. The reason behind choosing Shigeru Kayano's lessons as a follow-up is that once the learner (however negligible the number might be) is acquainted with Kumagai lessons, Kayano's 2003 lessons should not be too daunting. I will begin it soon once I finish the last works on Kumagai lessons.
So, those who showed a moderate to a high level of interest in the lessons now have no excuse for the inadequate amount of resources necessary. This includes namely Nero, nighean-neonach, Expugnator and Toksave.
The STV Radio Ainu Lessons staffs were very excited about the translation project, and they will highly appreciate your interests (that is, if you still have any). That is, you're not just alone in your room stuck with an obscure language, you can have a contact with the real people. (Either English or Japanese works.)
The contact address to STV staff is : r a d i o @ s t v . n e . j p
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noir, is there any chance I can get info on Ainu music? (not just traditional, folk, if there's also pop music sung in ainu, even better).
Nero, I'm not officially back into languages yet
Nero, I'm not officially back into languages yet
Learning Georgian, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and Papiamentu from scratch. Trying to brush up my Norwegian up to an advanced level.
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E}{pugnator wrote:noir, is there any chance I can get info on Ainu music? (not just traditional, folk, if there's also pop music sung in ainu, even better).
Nero, I'm not officially back into languages yet
Afaik there are two artists who sing in Ainu, Andou Umeko (安東ウメ子) and OKI. (You can search for them in Amazon Japan)
Unfortunately I haven't had the chance to listen to either of them, so I don't know what kind of music they are.
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Hello!
This is from Japan, and I am the director of Ainu lessons at STV radio.
(forgive me for my poor English)
Thanks for trancerating our program into English.
I watch this page once a week.
It's great pleasure for me to know that interest for Ainu language and its culture is spreading over the sea.
If you have any questions about Ainu, don't hesitate to mail me, or post here.
I will answer as much as possible.
Ainu music is classified to some kinds.
One is very authentic, played at pray.
On the other hand, OKI, a young Ainu, mixes Ainu music with contemporary music. For example, dub, reggae, techno music. I like his music.
I have made some interviews with him. He has two sides, conservative and revolutionally. Very unique.
Umeko Ando, who has passed away, is an authentic Ainu singer.
You can listen to her song at OKI album. They co-stared in some tunes.
Please visit amazon and buy their CDs if you are interested in.
Please spread "Soul of Ainu". bye bye!
(forgive me for my poor English)
Thanks for trancerating our program into English.
I watch this page once a week.
It's great pleasure for me to know that interest for Ainu language and its culture is spreading over the sea.
If you have any questions about Ainu, don't hesitate to mail me, or post here.
I will answer as much as possible.
Ainu music is classified to some kinds.
One is very authentic, played at pray.
On the other hand, OKI, a young Ainu, mixes Ainu music with contemporary music. For example, dub, reggae, techno music. I like his music.
I have made some interviews with him. He has two sides, conservative and revolutionally. Very unique.
Umeko Ando, who has passed away, is an authentic Ainu singer.
You can listen to her song at OKI album. They co-stared in some tunes.
Please visit amazon and buy their CDs if you are interested in.
Please spread "Soul of Ainu". bye bye!
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I'll post some of the notes that I have taken about Ainu language for my own use. Some of these may be recycled for the appendix part of Beginner's Ainu Lessons.
All the terminologies come from Kirsten Refsing's The Ainu Language.
Ainu Case Markers/Postpositions
It doesn't really matter whether you decide to call them cases, postpositions or particles. Refsing generally uses "postpositions", and I will follow the example here. The draft version of the lessons generally used the word "particles" instead. Some of them do express the grammatical cases, and some of them do not.
There are twelve cases in Ainu: nominative, objective, dative, genitive, locative, allative, ablative, traversal, comitative, comparative, instrumental and mutative. Although the word "case" is used, Ainu nouns do not decline like Indo-European or Uralic languages.
Nominative case is the basic form of the word, and it is unmarked.
Objective case is the direct object of the verb, and it is unmarked as well. Whether the noun is in objective case or not depends on the word order and context. Objective case is present in pronominal affixes.
Dative case is the indirect object of the sentence. It is generally unmarked as well, but the allative case proposition can be used to mark dative case for emphasis.
How the genitive case is expressed in Ainu in a rather peculiar way. In Ainu, the possessed noun is inflected instead of the posessor: in English, 's is attached after the possessor "cat's tail", but the Ainu equivalent would be "cat 's-tail".
Locative case is marked with ta or otta. It means "in, at" in either location or time.
Allative case is marked with un or orun. "to, towards"
Ablative case is marked with wa or orwa. "from"
Traversal case is marked with peka or turasi. "through, over, along"
Comitative case is marked with tura. "with" (e.g. with someone)
Comparative case is marked with akkari "than" or koraci "like".
Instrumental case is marked with ari. "with" (a tool) or "made from"
Mutative case is marked with ne, which is identical with the copula ne. According to Shibatani (1990) all Ainu verbs have a mutative meaning along with their basic meaning. Mutative case means "becoming"
Aside them, there are a number of restrictive postpositions, which restrict the meaning of an adjunct.
anak is the theme/topic marker of the sentence. kuani anak "as for myself, I..." Roughly corresponding to Japanese は and Korean 은/는.
ka is the inclusive postposition. "also, even, too". Roughly corresponding to Japanese も and Korean 도.
he is the interrogative, asking the intention of the listener. "Will you..?"
hene "at least"
pakno "up to, even, all the way to"
patek "only, just"
keray "only, no more than"
ranke "each"
All the terminologies come from Kirsten Refsing's The Ainu Language.
Ainu Case Markers/Postpositions
It doesn't really matter whether you decide to call them cases, postpositions or particles. Refsing generally uses "postpositions", and I will follow the example here. The draft version of the lessons generally used the word "particles" instead. Some of them do express the grammatical cases, and some of them do not.
There are twelve cases in Ainu: nominative, objective, dative, genitive, locative, allative, ablative, traversal, comitative, comparative, instrumental and mutative. Although the word "case" is used, Ainu nouns do not decline like Indo-European or Uralic languages.
Nominative case is the basic form of the word, and it is unmarked.
Objective case is the direct object of the verb, and it is unmarked as well. Whether the noun is in objective case or not depends on the word order and context. Objective case is present in pronominal affixes.
Dative case is the indirect object of the sentence. It is generally unmarked as well, but the allative case proposition can be used to mark dative case for emphasis.
How the genitive case is expressed in Ainu in a rather peculiar way. In Ainu, the possessed noun is inflected instead of the posessor: in English, 's is attached after the possessor "cat's tail", but the Ainu equivalent would be "cat 's-tail".
Locative case is marked with ta or otta. It means "in, at" in either location or time.
Allative case is marked with un or orun. "to, towards"
Ablative case is marked with wa or orwa. "from"
Traversal case is marked with peka or turasi. "through, over, along"
Comitative case is marked with tura. "with" (e.g. with someone)
Comparative case is marked with akkari "than" or koraci "like".
Instrumental case is marked with ari. "with" (a tool) or "made from"
Mutative case is marked with ne, which is identical with the copula ne. According to Shibatani (1990) all Ainu verbs have a mutative meaning along with their basic meaning. Mutative case means "becoming"
Aside them, there are a number of restrictive postpositions, which restrict the meaning of an adjunct.
anak is the theme/topic marker of the sentence. kuani anak "as for myself, I..." Roughly corresponding to Japanese は and Korean 은/는.
ka is the inclusive postposition. "also, even, too". Roughly corresponding to Japanese も and Korean 도.
he is the interrogative, asking the intention of the listener. "Will you..?"
hene "at least"
pakno "up to, even, all the way to"
patek "only, just"
keray "only, no more than"
ranke "each"
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Karavinka
Ainu Pronominal Affixes
Intransitive Verbs
1st. sg. ku=
1st. pl. =as (exclusive), =an (inclusive)
2nd. sg. e=
2nd. pl. eci=
Transitive Verbs
1st. sg. ku=
1st. pl. ci= (exclusive), a=/an= (inclusive)
2nd. sg. e=
2nd. pl. eci=
Objects
1st. sg. en=
1st. pl. =uni (exclusive), i= (inclusive)
2nd. sg. e=
2nd. pl. eci=
There are no third person pronominal suffixes in all cases.
Objective pronominal affix comes between the pronominal and the verb: e=en=kore "you give to me"
ci= is also used to denote a generic person ([i]one, on, man[/b]..) or "we." This is used in various compound words: cironnup, ci=ronnu=p, "what we kill", i.e. fox.
Intransitive Verbs
1st. sg. ku=
1st. pl. =as (exclusive), =an (inclusive)
2nd. sg. e=
2nd. pl. eci=
Transitive Verbs
1st. sg. ku=
1st. pl. ci= (exclusive), a=/an= (inclusive)
2nd. sg. e=
2nd. pl. eci=
Objects
1st. sg. en=
1st. pl. =uni (exclusive), i= (inclusive)
2nd. sg. e=
2nd. pl. eci=
There are no third person pronominal suffixes in all cases.
Objective pronominal affix comes between the pronominal and the verb: e=en=kore "you give to me"
ci= is also used to denote a generic person ([i]one, on, man[/b]..) or "we." This is used in various compound words: cironnup, ci=ronnu=p, "what we kill", i.e. fox.
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Karavinka
Ainu Language: General Information
Notice: This thread has been split for an easier reference.
This is a translation of the first part of Hiroshi Nakagawa's essays Kotoba (meaning "language" or "speech" in Japanese), published as a part of Basic Knowledge of Ainu Culture, from Ainu Culture Museum in 1993.
Contents:
1. What does "Ainu" mean? (アイヌという言葉の意味)
2. Where was Ainu spoken? (アイヌ語はどこで話されていたか)
3. What is Ainu like? (アイヌ語はどんな言葉か)
4. Is Ainu related to Japanese? (アイヌ語と日本語は関係があるのだろうか)
5. Why didn't the Ainu have writing? (アイヌ民族はなぜ文字を持たなかったか)
6. Ainu in Japanese (身近にあるアイヌ語)
7. Present situation of Ainu Learning Movement (アイヌ語学習運動の現在)
Although I haven't found a way to contact the author, I believe the translation of these essays are justifiable for the purpose of providing general information. (And it would be better to provide reliable information instead of me answering the questions based on the imcomplete information.)
This is a translation of the first part of Hiroshi Nakagawa's essays Kotoba (meaning "language" or "speech" in Japanese), published as a part of Basic Knowledge of Ainu Culture, from Ainu Culture Museum in 1993.
Contents:
1. What does "Ainu" mean? (アイヌという言葉の意味)
2. Where was Ainu spoken? (アイヌ語はどこで話されていたか)
3. What is Ainu like? (アイヌ語はどんな言葉か)
4. Is Ainu related to Japanese? (アイヌ語と日本語は関係があるのだろうか)
5. Why didn't the Ainu have writing? (アイヌ民族はなぜ文字を持たなかったか)
6. Ainu in Japanese (身近にあるアイヌ語)
7. Present situation of Ainu Learning Movement (アイヌ語学習運動の現在)
Although I haven't found a way to contact the author, I believe the translation of these essays are justifiable for the purpose of providing general information. (And it would be better to provide reliable information instead of me answering the questions based on the imcomplete information.)
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Karavinka
"Kotoba" (1)
1. What does "Ainu" mean? (アイヌという言葉の意味)
The word Ainu means a "human", in oppision to a "god." In the same way, Ainu itak, "Ainu language" means the "human language," in opposition to kamuy itak, "language of gods." In this literal sense, even Japanese or English are ainu itak as well. When it is necessary to distinguish Ainu from Japanese or other languages, akoritak or ankoritak, "Our Language" is used.
Although Ainu originally means a human being in the general sense, it is believed that the word came to mean specifically the Ainu people as the contact between the Ainu and the other people, such as Japanese, increased. Other words were developed to denote other nationalities, such as Sisam "Our Neighbour", meaning "Japanese" and Hursisam "red sisam" for Russians and the other Westerners. There is another word for Japanese, syamo, but this is not a true Ainu word. Sisam is almost always used in Ainu, and the word syamo has a derigatory sense and is better not used.
Although Ainu means a human, not all bipedal animals automatically become Ainu, an Ainu needs to be deserving to be called as such. The word Ainu has this sense in itself: an Ainu expression ainukor literally means "someone who has Ainu", but in idiomatic usage it means "respectable". Akoritak, "Our Ainu" means literally "a respectable person", which is one word (among others) for "father."
A or ain found in the names of famous Ainu chieftains such as Kosyamain or Syaksyain are the contracted forms of Ainu as well. Ainu in male personal names were used in the formal situations with a sense of respect. It is clear that the word "Ainu" has no negative sense by any means. In the recent times, the word Utar ("kinfolk") came to replace Ainu because of the negative images associated with the word Ainu from the long discrimination. But recently the realisation of the original meaning of Ainu came to be recognised again and now the word Ainu is again used to denote the Ainu themselves.
The word Ainu means a "human", in oppision to a "god." In the same way, Ainu itak, "Ainu language" means the "human language," in opposition to kamuy itak, "language of gods." In this literal sense, even Japanese or English are ainu itak as well. When it is necessary to distinguish Ainu from Japanese or other languages, akoritak or ankoritak, "Our Language" is used.
Although Ainu originally means a human being in the general sense, it is believed that the word came to mean specifically the Ainu people as the contact between the Ainu and the other people, such as Japanese, increased. Other words were developed to denote other nationalities, such as Sisam "Our Neighbour", meaning "Japanese" and Hursisam "red sisam" for Russians and the other Westerners. There is another word for Japanese, syamo, but this is not a true Ainu word. Sisam is almost always used in Ainu, and the word syamo has a derigatory sense and is better not used.
Although Ainu means a human, not all bipedal animals automatically become Ainu, an Ainu needs to be deserving to be called as such. The word Ainu has this sense in itself: an Ainu expression ainukor literally means "someone who has Ainu", but in idiomatic usage it means "respectable". Akoritak, "Our Ainu" means literally "a respectable person", which is one word (among others) for "father."
A or ain found in the names of famous Ainu chieftains such as Kosyamain or Syaksyain are the contracted forms of Ainu as well. Ainu in male personal names were used in the formal situations with a sense of respect. It is clear that the word "Ainu" has no negative sense by any means. In the recent times, the word Utar ("kinfolk") came to replace Ainu because of the negative images associated with the word Ainu from the long discrimination. But recently the realisation of the original meaning of Ainu came to be recognised again and now the word Ainu is again used to denote the Ainu themselves.
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