On the Linguistic Prehistory of Hokkaidō

the exception of several words (see, e.g. Austerlitz 1976), the contact discussed was that between Nivx and Ainu of Sakhalin (Austerlitz 1991). In this article I will try to demonstrate that there was an even earlier contact between speakers of Nivx and speakers of Ainu that was quite profound, and...

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Main Author: Vovin, Alexander
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Finnish Oriental Society 2016
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/store/article/view/59470
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Summary:the exception of several words (see, e.g. Austerlitz 1976), the contact discussed was that between Nivx and Ainu of Sakhalin (Austerlitz 1991). In this article I will try to demonstrate that there was an even earlier contact between speakers of Nivx and speakers of Ainu that was quite profound, and that it took place on Hokkaidō, involving therefore not only Sakhalin Ainu, but also Hokkaidō Ainu.Давно известно, что айнские и нивхские языки имели взаимные контакты, однако, за исключением нескольких отдельных слов (см., например, Austerlitz 1976), изучены только контакты между нивхским и языком сахалинских айнов (Austerlitz 1991). Данная статья имеет целью показать, что был и более древний языковой контакт между нивхами и айнами, и что этот контакт имел место на Хоккайдо и охватывал айнские говоры не только Сахалина, но и Хоккайдо.