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Ai⋅nu

  [ahy-noo]
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–noun, plural -nus, (especially collectively) -nu.
1. a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
2. the language of the Ainus.
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Ai·nu   (ī'nōō)   
n.   pl. Ainu or Ai·nus

  1. A member of an indigenous people of Japan, now inhabiting parts of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.

  2. The language of the Ainu.


[Ainu aynu, person.]
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