Ainu — top 40 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Ainu | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | irankarapte | hello (lit. let me gently touch your heart) |
| 2 | iyairaikere | thank you (also: iyayiraykere) |
| 3 | pirka | beautiful / good / fine |
| 4 | pon | small / little |
| 5 | poro | big / large / many |
| 6 | ainu | person / human being |
| 7 | menoko | woman / female |
| 8 | okkayo | man / male |
| 9 | pon ainu | child (lit. small person) |
| 10 | ekasi | grandfather / elder / respected old man |
| 11 | wakka | water |
| 12 | abe | fire |
| 13 | kim | mountain / highland / forest |
| 14 | pet | river (many Hokkaido place names contain -pet) |
| 15 | mosir | land / country / world (Ainu mosir = land of the Ainu) |
| 16 | nupuri | mountain (solitary peak; cf. Noboribetsu) |
| 17 | kamuy | god / spirit / divine being |
| 18 | kotan | village / settlement / home place |
| 19 | chise | house / home |
| 20 | cikap | bird |
| 21 | kimun kamuy | bear (lit. mountain god) |
| 22 | repun kamuy | killer whale (lit. offshore god) |
| 23 | ku | I / me |
| 24 | eani | you (singular) |
| 25 | a= | I (subject prefix in verbs) |
| 26 | e= | you (subject prefix) |
| 27 | ene … an | like this / in this way |
| 28 | iyoiraykere | I'm sorry / excuse me |
| 29 | hunna | who? |
| 30 | nep | what? |
| 31 | hemanta | how? / what kind of? |
| 32 | hempak | how many? |
| 33 | ipe | to eat / food |
| 34 | ekari | to walk / to travel |
| 35 | ye | to say / to speak |
| 36 | arki | to come |
| 37 | paye | to go |
| 38 | kor | to have / to hold / to possess |
| 39 | eyay | self / oneself |
| 40 | nea | that / those (over there) |