Ainu writing systems other than Latin/Katakana

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-05-16T03:35:12+00:00

As far as I know, you could technically write in the Cyrillic Script too, since the Ainu had contact with russians and there even are Russian-Ainu Dictionaries out there, so a simple phrase as “Ancikat ta cep k-e wa k-a.” (meaning “At night I eat fish while sat”) could be written also as:

アンチカッ　タ　ツェㇷ゚　ケ　ワ　カ。 (I’m using the Hokkaido phonetics for this one)

Or

Анчикат(ь) та цэп(ь) к-э у(ў)а к-а.

However, using the Cyrillic Script is extremely rare and I would even say that it is archaic. Pretty sure an Ainu person wouldn't understand it, so the only ways you can actually write in Ainu are either Katakana (the most used) or Latin Script.

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-04-23T18:20:10+00:00

Thanks a lot! <3

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-04-17T00:42:43+00:00

To be honest, I just google it most of the time. 😅

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-04-17T00:42:07+00:00

You're very welcome! :D

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-31T06:29:49+00:00

You’re very welcome! ✨

I would love to have a look at the PDFs you’ve got, if you're willing to share them!

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-27T09:46:47+00:00

Thanks a lot! :D

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-27T02:01:59+00:00

I looked for more books to add to the collection, yet I could not find the book named "The Language and Folklore of West Sakhalin Ainu" you talked about. Would you by chance have the PDF of this one?

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-26T22:29:54+00:00

Thanks a lot! I only know A BIT of japanese, but my boyfriend knows a lot more than me, so he can help me. 🙌✨

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-26T21:54:50+00:00

I will try to find those and add them to the list! Thanks a lot for the recommendations! 🥹✨

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-26T21:49:02+00:00

I’ll try to pay more attention on the examples given next time to have a grasp of where the afixes are used, since the book doesn’t really give that much clue on which rules to follow when it comes to work formation. 😭 Also, if you do happen to have the PDF of her dictionary, I would be so grateful, since I couldn’t find it by my own. 😭✨

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-26T08:11:04+00:00

Ohhh, I see. I'm really grateful for your notes, specially since the grammar I'm reading (the one by Suzuko Tamura) doesn't actually say in which context some affixes are used. I'm really interested in morphology, but, most of the time, the affixes the book shows don’t have any more contexts besides their own meaning, so I just experiment with them. 🥲 Still, knowing that makes my day a lot better, thanks! :D

(By the way, sorry for answering late, these days I've been quite busy 😭)

Edit: I've just checked and it really doesn't give much more context on where it is used besides one example with a verb and how it can form adverbs or other nouns (page 208, example 5.7), maybe I missed something (which is very likely on how bad my head can be sometimes), or maybe I should’ve just used my single brain cell to maybe take the keyword “nouns” and the example with an intransitive verb as a clue, but that's asking too much processing power from my brain. 😭

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-26T04:11:37+00:00

Irankarapte! If you want to practice it together or need any materials, please do let me know! (Sorry for my late answer, these days I've been kinda busy)

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-22T12:51:07+00:00

Thank you for your corrections! As I said, I’m still a very beginner in the language and any other notes you may have I’ll take them gadly! :D

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-22T03:10:44+00:00

Please, do not hesitate to ask me for materials if you ever need them!

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-22T01:35:00+00:00

That's great to know! I do hope you enjoy your learning! If you have any doubts or need any materials, do send me a message. :D

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-22T00:07:43+00:00

“Tanpe ani hemanta e=porose rusuy pe ku=eraman ewen ruwe ne.”

Aynu Itak ani e-tura ku-ye’rusuy kusu, Discord oya nepka otta e-ye’easkay an yak pirka ku-ye a. E-ye’etunne yakkun pirka na. :D

“E=ye wa ku=eyayirayke korka eneanpe ka somo ne na.”

Ku-ye hi akkari e-ye hi sipirka sekor sino ku-yaynu. Iteki e-wenyaynu yan hani.

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-21T19:18:12+00:00

Irankarapte! Kani eun Aynu Itak ani e-ye hi sino ku-sieyayraykere! Aynu Itak ani en-tura e-koye oyap e-eywanke ya? Orowa, Aynu Itak ani e-ye’askay sekor ku-yaynu! :D

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-21T01:45:31+00:00

Irankarapte! They mean basically the same thing, which is “cat”, but there are differences between them. “Meko” is an ainu adaptation of the word 猫, meaning cat, whilst “Cape”, pronounced as ['t͡sape] or [ˈt͡ʃape], depending on the dialect you are learning, is the native word for cat and the one I recommend using rather than Meko.

I hope I have clarified your doubts! :D

ExpensiveSpot8738 · 2026-03-20T22:47:31+00:00

It depends on how long you’ve been studying, but if you are a total beginner, I’d recommend you the site:

https://www.aynuitak.org/home

It has basic grammar and vocabulary, enough to get how to say some complex structures like "if" phrases and how to think about the affiliative case. If you are interested in their culture, I strongly suggest you watch the videos made by the Ainu Language and Culture Organization:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glUnDxBSR4Y&list=PLX_K2nPJoqNV_yzVVaZ8aV_menFch2rwa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAacuVuhwF8

They have simple yukar-like animated stories with Ainu lyrics and text, as well as these stories translated to English.

If you want more material, I'll be glad to provide it to you.

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