As an aperitif at the start of #AinuApril, a thread about the provenance of the Ainu language. In keeping with the murky origins of its speakers, the Ainu tongue is a language isolate- it is not accepted to be related to any other. Yet, we may be honing in on why this is so... pic.twitter.com/XAaD79EmRs

— Pygmy Glottochronologist (@GreatValueArhat) April 4, 2022