Bikuni, Shakotan, Shiribeshi region, Hokkaidō
ラヲベ岬
らをべみさき RawobeOne of the cliff capes between Hamafumi and Cape Makka.
Ainu spellings: Rawotpe, Raope
Analyses
rawot-pe
ラヲッペ
the one that clings to the low part
Proponent: zenibako_trek（小樽銭函地名歴史研究会） (zenibako_trek (Otaru Zenibako Place-Name and History Society))
The low part here is the sea. The article gives 'the place that sinks a little' as a second rendering.
ra-o-pe
ラオペ
the one that is attached low
- ra low
- o be attached
- pe the one that
Proponent: DBアイヌ語地名
Objections
- After a vowel the form should be p, which would give ra-o-p. The cape is a vertical cliff with a drop of about a hundred metres, so calling it low does not fit. — zenibako_trek zenibako_trek2024
Sources
- 積丹町美国海岸の地名と景勝
zenibako_trek·2024-04-10
- アイヌ語沙流方言辞典
田村, すず子·1996