Ainu Language in Use
The Ainu Language
ピㇼカ イミー アナㇰ ネコン ネヤッカイ チカㇽカㇽ オ アンペナンクス チカㇽカㇽ エネ ネヤッカイ アカㇽ カツ シンナイ アン。
pirka imi anak nekon neyakkay ci=karkar o anpenankusu ci=karkar ene neyakkay a=kar katu sinnay an.
Translation
We always add embroidery to the nice kimono we make. We say embroidery, but the designs made are different depending on the individual.
In Tokachi, kimono were made with wood-fiber cloth, cotton cloth obtained through trade, and animal skins. Clothes made from tree bark are called attus, and were made mainly from lobed elm. Animal skin clothing was mainly for keeping warm in the winters, and the skin usually came from deer, foxes, and dogs.