Ainu Morpheme Explorer
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Browse the Ainu morpheme database — composition, valency, and how each morpheme combines.

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etymology

Shiratori (2026): *tan-ya 'this-shore' → tane 'now' (place→time, cf. Jp. 際). Held distinct from tani < *tan-i 'this-NMR' (Hokkaido tane :: Sakhalin tani is the only clear native pair). The *…n-ya > …ne shows the same nasal-conditioned y-loss family as *Cyak>Cak.

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input: tane

tokens: tane