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What about the Hokkaido dialect ? Accoding to the Ramat Ainu link,
RockLee kindly priovided the following list of Hokkaido dialect words collected during the winter of 2004. Their connection to Ainu is to be studied, and your opinions are welcome.
That would mean Japanese has taken over where once Ainu was spoken. Is there reason to believe that the current Hokkaido dialect is actually a hybrid language in the sense that Ainu elements have taken a strong foothold in the Japanese spoken there ? To what degree has Ainu penetrated the Japanese spoken on Hokkaido ? What is your opinion ?Ramat's Ainu link said:In North edge of Japan main island, Aomori, it's said that Ainu language was spoken until 1950's, but now Japanese is spoken. Now, In 1999, Ainu language is little spoken in Hokkaido.
RockLee kindly priovided the following list of Hokkaido dialect words collected during the winter of 2004. Their connection to Ainu is to be studied, and your opinions are welcome.
RockLee said:I learned some Hokkaido dialect there, here are some examples :
tired : kowai instead of tsukareta
cute : menkoi instead of kawaii
cold : shakkoi instead of tsumetai
extremely cold : shibareru instead of samui
a little : chobetto instead of sukoshi
nothing : nanmo instead of nanimonai
cow : beko instead of ushi