Tags: Ethnic Group.

The Ainu (Japanese: アイヌ) also called Aynu Aino (アイノ) and in historical texts Ezo (蝦夷) are an indigenous people in Japan (Hokkaido) and Russia (Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands).Historically they spoke Ainu and related varieties. Most of those who identify themselves as Ainu still live in this same region though the exact number of living Ainu is unknown.

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language
Japanese language, Russian language, Ainu languages, Ainu_language
population place
Japan, Russia
related
Kamchadals
religion
Animism, Buddhism, Russian Orthodox Church
total population
109

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