Language/Ainu-japan/Vocabulary/Greetings

Ainu (アイヌ・イタㇰ Ainu=itak) or more precisely Hokkaido Ainu, is a language spoken by members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Due to the colonization policy employed by the Japanese government, the number of Ainu language speakers decreased through the 20th century and very few people can speak the language fluently.

irankarapte: general greeting spoken in the Saru (沙流) dialect	イランカラプテ。
uwerankarap an na: formal greeting in the Saru (沙流) dialect	ウウェランカラプ アン ナー。
e iwanke ya: how are you? spoken to one person in the Saru (沙流) dialect	エ・イワンケ ヤー？
ku iwanke wa: reply to エイワンケ ヤ in the Saru (沙流) dialect	ク・イワンケ ワー。
e ku iwanke wa: reply to エイワンケ ヤ in the Saru (沙流) dialect	エー、ク・イワンケ ワー。
iwankeno eci oka ya: how are you? to a group in the Saru (沙流) dialect	イワンケノ エチ・オカ ヤー？
iwankeno oka as wa: reply to イワンケノ エチ・オカ ヤー in the Saru (沙流) dialect	イワンケノ オカ・アシ ワー。
iyairaykere: thank you in the Saru (沙流) dialect	イランカラプテ。
hioy'oy: thank you (informal) in the Saru (沙流) dialect	ヒオーイオイ。
isyorore: general greeting in the Obihiro (帯広市) dialect	イショロレー。
issiorore: general greeting in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect	イシオロレ。
issorore: general greeting used in the Kushiro (釧路市) dialect	イッソロレ。
inankarapte: general greeting spoken in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect	イナンカラプテ 。
eci iwanke ya: how are you?  in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect	エチ・イワンケ ヤ？
kuani anakne: reply to エチ・イワンケ ヤ  in the Tokachi (十勝) dialect	クアニ アナクネ 。
irankarapte: general greeting in the Russian dialect	Иранкарапте
iramkarapte: general greeting in the Russian dialect	Ирамкарапте
e iwanke ya: how are you? spoken to one person in the Russian dialect	Е-iванке я?
iyairaikere: thank you in the Russian dialect	Ияйрайкере
iramkarapte: general greeting spoken in the Ezo (蝦夷, Эдзо) dialect [ain-hok]	Ирамкараптэ
e iwanke ya: how are you? spoken to one in the Ezo (蝦夷, Эдзо) dialect [ain-hok]	Э-иванкэ я?

Other Lessons

• How to Say Hello and Greetings