yukar
Sign in to save'''''' () are Ainu sagas that form a long rich tradition of oral literature. In older periods, the epics were performed by both men and women; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Ainu culture was in decline, women were generally the most skillful performers. Traditional tales describe floating worlds with , or the land of the humans (as opposed to , the land of the gods), resting on the back of a fish whose movements cause earthquakes.
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- indigenous to
- Ainu people
- language of work or name
- Ainu
- native label
- ユカㇻ
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9 sectionsContents
- Translation history
- Common themes in {{transliteration|ain|yukar}} narratives
- Trade
- Parents' death
- "The Story of a Wolf God Who Saved Pon Otasutunkur and His Son"
- Depiction of animals and nature
- See also
- References
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'''''' () are Ainu sagas that form a long rich tradition of oral literature. In older periods, the epics were performed by both men and women; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when Ainu culture was in decline, women were generally the most skillful performers. Traditional tales describe floating worlds with , or the land of the humans (as opposed to , the land of the gods), resting on the back of a fish whose movements cause earthquakes.
== Translation history == Professor Kyōsuke Kindaichi collected and translated them into Japanese.
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