Ainu · language isolate
Ainu
c. 700 CE – today Living
Ainu (c. 700 CE – today) is a living language isolate.
See Ainu on the interactive map- ISO 639-3
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Isolate of Hokkaido (formerly also Sakhalin and the Kurils). Nearly extinct as a first language — only a handful of elderly speakers — with active revival efforts; recognised by Japan's 2019 Ainu Promotion Act. Start date (Satsumon period) is approximate.