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View submission: Ainu Language (a beautiful and fascinating language in danger of extinction)
I don’t even think it would be impractical. I imagine this is mainly happening in places with heavy Ainu populations and are full of Ainu heritage language learners. While there aren’t many fluent in Ainu but there are thousands of heritage learners across Hokkaido, so having the language built into the infrastructure helps support their language learning. Plus, it reinforces Ainu place names which also preserves cultural knowledge.
Comment by Turbulent-Sound4815 at 29/01/2025 at 22:14 UTC
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Also also, Ainu sounds really cool. Just enjoy and pick up a few Ainu phrases while in Hokkaido. It’s one of the unique joys of living there.