Main Entry:

Ai·nu

Pronunciation:

\ˈī-(ˌ)nü\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Ainu or Ainus

Etymology:

Ainu aynu person

Date:

1819

1 : a member of an indigenous people of the Japanese archipelago, the Kuril Islands, and part of Sakhalin Island 2 : the language of the Ainu people