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Sarufutsu, Sōya region, northern Hokkaidō

猿払

さるふつ Sarufutsu

The village traces Sarufutsu to a river mouth in reed beds. Its historical account records the spelling Sarubutsu in Tagusagawa Denjirō’s 1807 travel journal.

Ainu spellings: サラブツ, サロプト

Analyses

サラブツ

received reading

River mouth in reed beds

Proponent: 猿払村

Variants

  • サロプト ‘River mouth in reed beds’

Attestations

  • サルブツ document 1807年（文化4年） 田草川伝次郎『西蝦夷日記』（猿払村の紹介による）

    The village cites this spelling from the travel journal.

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