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Imekanu

Index Imekanu

, also known by her Japanese name, was an Ainu missionary and epic poet. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Ainu people, Anglican Church in Japan, Don Philippi, Edo, Epic poetry, Hokkaido, Iburi Subprefecture, Japan, John Batchelor (missionary), Kutune Shirka, Kyōsuke Kindaichi, Mashiho Chiri, Missionary, Noboribetsu, University of Tokyo Press, Yukar, Yukie Chiri.

  2. Anglican missionaries in Japan
  3. Japanese Ainu people
  4. Japanese Anglican missionaries
  5. Oral epic poets
  6. Yukar

Ainu people

The Ainu are an ethnic group who reside in northern Japan, including Hokkaido and Northeast Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai; they have occupied these areas known to them as "Ainu Mosir" (lit), since before the arrival of the modern Yamato and Russians.

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Anglican Church in Japan

The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (lit), abbreviated as NSKK, sometimes referred to in English as the Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan, is the national Christian church representing the Province of Japan (日本管区) within the Anglican Communion.

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Don Philippi

Donald L. Philippi (October 2, 1930 – January 26, 1993) was a noted translator of Japanese and Ainu, and a musician.

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Edo

Edo (江戸||"bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.

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Epic poetry

An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

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Hokkaido

is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region.

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Iburi Subprefecture

is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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John Batchelor (missionary)

Archdeacon John Batchelor, D.D., OBE (20 March 1855 – 2 April 1944) was an Anglican English missionary to the Ainu people of Japan until 1941. Imekanu and John Batchelor (missionary) are Anglican missionaries in Japan.

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Kutune Shirka

The Kutune Shirka (Ainu: クツ゚ネシㇼカ), known in Japanese as or simply, is a sacred yukar epic of the native Ainu people of Japan. Imekanu and Kutune Shirka are yukar.

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Kyōsuke Kindaichi

was a Japanese linguist, chiefly known for his dictations of yukar, or sagas of the Ainu people, as well as his study of the Matagi dialect.

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Mashiho Chiri

Mashiho Chiri (February 24, 1909 June 9, 1961) was an Ainu linguist and anthropologist. Imekanu and Mashiho Chiri are Japanese Ainu people and people from Hokkaido.

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Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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Noboribetsu

is a city in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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University of Tokyo Press

The is a university press affiliated with the University of Tokyo in Japan.

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Yukar

(ユカㇻ) are Ainu sagas that form a long rich tradition of oral literature.

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Yukie Chiri

was an Ainu transcriber and translator of Yukar (Ainu epic tales). Imekanu and Yukie Chiri are Japanese Ainu people and people from Hokkaido.

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See also

Anglican missionaries in Japan

Japanese Ainu people

Japanese Anglican missionaries

Oral epic poets

Yukar

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imekanu

Also known as Kannari, Kannari Matsu, Matsu Kannari.