Knowledge base · Part XXI — Language Contact and the Lexicon · this topic as a network
166. Macro-Comparison and Deep-Contact Controversies
What are the proposed external genetic relationships and deep-contact scenarios for Ainu, and how are they evaluated?
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Old Japanese loanwords into Ainu
What evidence exists for Old Japanese loanwords entering Ainu?
sippo ku=kor
salt 1SG.A=have
‘I have salt.’
The reverse direction: Ainu elements in early Japonic
What is the evidence for Ainu substrate loanwords in Old Japanese?
Ainu has exerted no influence on the grammar of Japanese, although Ainu grammar has been significantly influenced by Japanese. (Bugaeva 2012)
The Amur / North Pacific areal layer
What typological features does Ainu share with North Pacific Rim languages?
The Ainu noun kotán 'settlement' is a Eurasian Wanderwort. (Janhunen 2022: 2.3)