Irankarapte!
say it: “ee-rahn-kah-RAHP-teh”
Ainu
in its own words: アイヌ イタㇰ
- Speakers
- only a few speakers left
- Family
- isolate – no known relatives
- Vitality
- Critically endangered
- Where it is spoken
- Japan
Fun fact
The language of the first people of Hokkaido. The greeting means “let me gently touch your heart”.