Ainu folklore in Ainu.

Article by Tjeerd de Graaf including word lists.

Life story of John Batchelor (1854-1944), the Englishman who became the first westerner to learn the Ainu language, write its grammar in English, and make the Ainu known in the western world.

Ainu version of the poem "Full Circle" by Elly Sherman. The text is in the Japanese katakana syllabic script. The sound file is also available.

Extensive bibliography of printed and audiovisual materials, as well as a collection of links to web pages on the subject. Bilingual site (English and Japanese).

Survey of the language, with extensive discussion of its potential linguistic relationships and the origin of the Ainu people.

Basic sentences and numerals in Ainu, with corresponding downloadable sound files and English equivalents. Bilingual site (Japanese and English). Also, some sociolinguistic information on the language.

Bibliography of books, papers, journals and newsletters (mostly written in Japanese) about the Ainu language.

An Esperantist's pro-Ainu language support page including excerpts from a bilingual Ainu-Esperanto newspaper, an Ainu grammar and the Ainu Shin'yooshuu (collection of Ainu Sacred Songs).

Collection of papers concerning the history and possible genetic relationships of the Ainu language. There is also a collection of e-mail correspondence concerning the topic.

An article by Edo Nyland discussing the possible relationship between Ainu and Basque, with extensive word lists.