Ainu (Japan)inKatakana

ain·KanaSyllabaryMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Language

Ainu (Japan)

ISO 639-3ainStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used2

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Latin (Latn)

Script

Katakana

ISO 15924KanaFamilyJapanese / KanaOriginEast AsiaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagkana

Katakana, a Japanese syllabary derived from component parts of Chinese characters (c. 9th century CE). Primarily used for foreign loanwords, technical terms, and emphasis.

Other languages using Katakana

JapanesejpnMin Nan ChinesenanCentral Okinawanryu

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