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Ainu Mindanshu (Ainu Folklore) by Mashiho Chiri (Iwanami Bunko)

Ainu Mindanshu (Ainu Folklore) by Mashiho Chiri (Iwanami Bunko)

This publication focuses on prose tales such as one featuring men named Pananpe and Penanpe. In this tale, Penanpe tried in vain to become rich like his neighbor Pananpe. The book is written in the original Ainu language in the Roman script with Japanese translation.

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