Ainu

E76408

Ethnic group Indigenous people

The Ainu are an Indigenous people of northern Japan and nearby regions, known for their distinct language, animist beliefs, and traditional hunter-gatherer culture.

Aliases (2)

Ainu (meaning “human” or “person”) ×1
Ainu people ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ethnic group → Indigenous people →
country	Japan →
culturalCenter	Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park →
culturalRevitalization	Language revival efforts → Traditional arts and crafts promotion →
historicalInteraction	Japanese people (Wajin) → Russian Empire →
historicalRegion	Kuril Islands → Northern Honshu NERFINISHED → Sakhalin →
language	Ainu language →
languageFamily	Language isolate →
legalStatusInJapan	Indigenous people →
modernWritingSystem	Adapted Japanese kana → Latin alphabet →
populationCenter	Hokkaido NERFINISHED →
populationCountry	Japan →
primaryRegion	Hokkaido NERFINISHED →
recognizedAsIndigenousBy	Government of Japan →
region	Northeast Asia → Northern Japan →
religion	Animism → Shamanism →
selfDesignation	Ainu (meaning “human” or “person”) →
traditionalArt	Embroidery → Woodcarving →
traditionalClothingMaterial	Animal skins → Woven inner bark fiber (attus) →
traditionalEconomy	Fishing → Gathering → Hunting → Small-scale agriculture →
traditionalHousing	Chise →
traditionalMusic	Mukkuri jaw harp → Upopo songs →
traditionalReligionFeature	Bear ceremony (iomante) → Spirit veneration (kamuy) →
traditionalSocialStructure	Clan-based communities →
UNESCOStatusOfLanguage	Critically endangered →
writingSystem	Primarily oral tradition →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hokkaido →	hasEthnicGroup
Kuril Islands →	hasIndigenousPeople
Shiretoko National Park →	languageOfToponym
Ryukyuan people ("Ainu people") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Ainu ("Ainu (meaning “human” or “person”)") →	selfDesignation