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Japanology Plus - Season 7 Episode 22 Japanophiles: Anna Bugaeva

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The Ainu people are indigenous to Japan, and the Ainu community is now concentrated in Hokkaido Prefecture, the northernmost main island. The Ainu have long maintained a distinct culture and language, but very few speakers of the language remain. In a Japanophiles interview, Peter Barakan meets Anna Bugaeva, a Russian linguist who has spent 2 decades recording and analyzing the Ainu language. She shares some of the insights she has acquired through her long association with Ainu culture.

First Air Date: Apr 03, 2014

Last Air date: Nov 21, 2024

Season: 11 Season

Episode: 323 Episode

Runtime: 28 minutes

IMDb: 7.80/10 by 4.00 users

Popularity: 76.844

Language: English, Japanese