Search: Start Page ➙ Language: Ainu (ain) Alternative Names  Ainu Itak Family/Group  language isolate Area  Eurasia General Data  • spoken in Japan (Kuril Islands [Tsishima], Hokkaido) • nearly extinct; most speakers use Japanese (Japanese: Japan) Typological Information  • polysynthetic language • SOV Reduplication Form-Function  • full: pluralization, intensification, diminution, word class derivation, lexical enrichment • partial: pluralization, lexical enrichment Relationship Form-Function  various forms - various functions Forms  Select Valueσ σσ CV VC word   Functions  Select Valuediminution intensification lexical enrichment other pluralization word class derivation Patterns  Select Valuefull partial Semantics  Select Valuecontinuity diminuity intensity other plurality similarity   Word Classes  Select Value0 — verb adjective/adverb — adjective/adverb noun — noun pronoun — pronoun verb — noun verb — verb   All Examples  ⊞ References    Terminology    Glossary    Field Descriptions

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