AINU

Nur Nayli Binti Nor Zahrin

(2015495742)
Nur Aishah Syakirah Binti Che
Man (2015100481)
Syarifah Hannah Binti Syed
Zainal Abidin (2015165971)

LANGUAGE
REVITALIZATIO
N

Ethnographic research from 2005 to 2006 and

2009 to 2010 (updated)
Taped interviews with:

Ainu individuals & groups (informally)

Non-Ainu individuals involved in Ainu-related
activities
Ainu language teachers and students
Participants in Ainu events
Informal observation
Ainu-related written materials
Photographing the space or physical layout

Population of Ainu People

25,000200,000 living in
Japan and other places

can be found in the northernmost

islands of Japan
previously inhabited the southern areas
of the Sakhalin and Kurile Islands as well
as the northern area of Honshu
today are located on Hokkaido along
rivers, although small Ainu communities
still inhabit the Sakhalin and Kurile

Usages Of Ainu
Language
Ainu language is being used in its
numerous forms, in both traditional
and new contemporary rituals and
ceremonies
Ainu words and phrases by
mainstream Japanese society for the
promotion of a distinctly Hokkaido
identity rather than to Ainu language
revitalization per se.
Contemporary Ainu usage is the
broadcasting of the Ainu
language radio program on STV Radio

Revitalation Of Ainu In
Radio And
Documentaion
Syarifah Hannah Binti Syed Zainal Abidin

Radio
Ainu language radio program on STV Radio in
Hokkaido. This program began in 1987, and now involves both the HAA and

FRPAC (Sapporo). The broadcast is a beginners language class that introduces basic words,
concepts and phrases in the Ainu language.

In 2010, it was first broadcast early on

Sunday mornings (7:05-7:20am) for 15
minutes then
repeated late on Saturdaynight (11:15pm).
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The accompanying language texts are
written in Ainu (using the specialized form
of katakana and the Roman alphabet) with
Japanese translations

Documentati
on

The HAA and the FRPAC have been involved in

preserving and documenting the Ainu language through
conducting their own projects or providing funding
and/or support to
researchers.
Over the years,researchers associated with the HAA
have been engaged in
recording and documenting the language of the older
generation and their oral histories in the different Ainu
communities throughout Hokkaido.
Other associated projects have included compiling

FRPAC has developed intensive training courses for Ainu

people wanting to teach the Ainu language.
These are taught by established linguists and respected
members of the Ainu community.
These courses are taught 3 times per year. The FRPAC
also hosts and sponsors the Ainu speech contest
(named itak an ro in Ainu,Lets speak Ainu!)which is held
in a Hokkaido town (most recently in Sapporo, 2010) on an
annual basis, usually in November.
Participation in this speech contest has steadily increased
each year. It has
grown from being a half-a-dayevent to a fulldayevent with
at least 50 contestants in 2010.

REVITALIZATION OF
AINU LANGUAGE THROUGH:
Ainu Language Classes
Formal Education of Ainu Language

1.0 AINU
LANGUAGE
CLASSES

Classes held in 14 different locations

throughout Hokkaido and parts of Honshu at
Ainu community centers or Hokkaido Ainu
Association (HAA) branch offices.

Attendance
(400 each year)
Some classes are
dominated by Ainu
people, while in others
the majority are nonAinu.

Community
Choose own class
content and class
materials

CONTINUE..

At an
o ffi c i a l
level:
Foundation
for the
Research &
Promotion of
Ainu Culture
(FRPAC)

Advanc
ed
classes

parent-child
Ainu
language
classes
Offered in
Tokyo
Younger
generation is
the majority
student

Transfer of
knowledge
and
communicati
on skills
(older to
younger)

2.0 FORMAL EDUCATION

OF
AINU
ELEMENT
LANGUAGE ARY:
Biratori
(HOKKAID
O)

Inclusion
of Ainu
culture &
language
into
Foreign
Languag
e
Activities

CONTINUE.

Universities in Hokkaido &

Honshu;

Hokkaido Uni
Sapporo Uni
Hokkai-Gakuen Uni
Tomakomai Komazawa
Uni
Taught subjects on Ainu
culture
Offer courses in Ainu
studies
(language focus)

Personal Reaction on the

Revitalization of Ainu
Language

RADIO

It is a good project
as it can be an
indirect learning
experience as well
as spreading the
language
A good slot selection (morning & night)
Morning is the best time to learn and
memorize

A fun learning experience

Listeners wont be pressured to learn

A nationwide coverage
It attracts a huge crowd at a time

DOCUMENTATION
It will benefit the future
generations as they have a
secondary source to learn the
language
An effective and agreeable
approach to restore the
language and prevent the
language from extinction

EDUCATIO
N ON
AINU
LANGUAG
E
CLASSES

FORMAL
EDUCATIO
N

A good
instrument to
learn the
language within
the community

One of the best idea

in revitalizing the
language as learners
have proper and
systematically
syllabus on the
language

DESCRIMINATI
ON FROM THE
SOCIETY

DECREASIN
G NUMBER
OF NATIVE
SPEAKERS

CHALLENG
ES ON
REVITALIZ
ATION OF
AINU
LANGUAG
E

FINANCIA
L
SUPPORT

+ References
Martin,

K. (2011). Aynu itak: on the road to Ainu language

revitalization. = Media and

Communication Studies, 60, 57-93.

Website:
http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/47031/1/MSC6
0_005.pdf