Shigeru Kayano

Shigeru Kayano

male, deceased (2006)
death by pneumonia, Ainu, from Hokkaidō Prefecture, Ainulanguage
(June 15, 1926 – May 6, 2006) was one of the last native speakers of Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement in Japan.

Chiri Yukie

female, deceased (1922)
Translator, hokkaido, meiji period, Japanese, Ainu, Japanese language…Ainulanguage
Chiri Yukie, a transcriber and translator of Yukar (Ainu epic tales), was born into an Ainu family in Noboribetsu, a town in Hokkaidō, the n...

Don Philippi

male
yukar, norito, Kokugakuin, Slava Ranko, Ainulanguage, Arctic Hysteria…Japanese language, Ainu
Don Philippi (October 2 1930-January 26 1993) was a noted translator of Japanese and Ainu and a musician. Born in Los Angeles, Philippi studied at...
Sadakazu Fujii

Sadakazu Fujii

male, 67 years old
poet, Japanese literature, Japanese poet, okinawa, palindrome, Japanese…Ainulanguage
is a Japanese poet and scholar of Japanese literature (including ancient novels, the Man'yōshū, oral literature, Okinawan culture, Ainu language, an...