These betsu are derived from river in the Ainu language.
These characters are used for the Ainu language only.
A different theory suggests the name might have been derived from the Ainu language.
A small number of words have come into Japanese from the Ainu language.
Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "hot spring".
The town's name comes from a word in the Ainu language which means "a wide area where three rivers gather".
Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "fur coat".
A village is called a kotan in the Ainu language.
The Ainu language made a deep impression on her.
Its name is derived from the Ainu language for "large island".