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#deck:LinguaCommons::Endangered::Ainu (from English)
irankarapte (formal) greeting / hello Historically a men's formal greeting; use thoughtfully. Greetings
iyayraykere thank you (polite) Most common 'thank you'. Greetings
hioy'oy thanks (informal) Used mostly by women. Greetings
eci-kopuntek welcome Lit. 'I am happy to welcome you'. Greetings
apunno oka yan goodbye (to one staying) Lit. 'stay safely'. Greetings
apunno paye yan goodbye (to one leaving) Lit. 'go safely'. Greetings
suy unukar=an ro see you again! Greetings
ku-yayapapu I'm sorry / I apologise ku- = 1sg subject marker. Phrases
pirka wa it's fine / OK From pirka 'to be good'. Phrases
e-iwanke ya? are you well? E-iwanke ya? Are you well? e- = 2sg subject marker. Phrases
ku-iwanke wa I'm fine Ku-iwanke wa. I'm fine. Phrases
ku-ne I am (it) [name] ku-ne I am [name]. Used to give one's name. Phrases
k-eraman I know Verbs
k-erampewtek I don't know Lexical negation of 'to know'. Verbs
sine one Vigesimal (base-20) counting. Numbers
tu two Numbers
re three Numbers
ine four Numbers
asikne five Numbers
iwan six Numbers
arwan seven Numbers
tupesan eight Numbers
sinepesan nine Numbers
wan ten Numbers
aynu person; an Ainu Also the name of the language (Aynu itak). Nouns
nispa gentleman; high-status man Honorific. Nouns
katkemat lady; high-status woman Honorific. Nouns
retar (to be) white Colours are stative verbs. Colours
kunne (to be) black Colours
hure (to be) red / orange Colours
siwnin (to be) blue / green / yellow One traditional cool-colour term. Colours
pirka (to be) good, beautiful Very common; also an interjection 'great!'. Adjectival verbs