2015-07-27

A talking dictionary of Ainu

From the "Why didn't I already know about this?" files: A talking dictionary of Ainu: a new version of Kanazawa's Ainu conversational dictionary, with recordings of Mrs Setsu Kurokawa (some background info).

馬より下がれ
Umma ka wa rapan.
馬 ~の上 から 下りる しなさい
【名】 【位名】 【格助】 【自】 【終助】
「馬から下りなさい」 "Get off the horse."

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David Marjanović:

"a trained student can master the fundamental structure of a primitive society in a few months"

Ouch. That's embarrassing.

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