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| Report of Past Event |
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Speech contest |
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| The 8th Ainu Oratorical Contest (Nov. 6, 2004) |
Itakan Ro (Let's speak) in Ainu
Currently, there are language schools in 14 regions within
Hokkaido, not to mention others in regions such as Kanto, where many people
study the Ainu language, a language unique to the Ainu.
The Ainu Oratorical Contest is held to give students the opportunity
to show each other what they have studied, to communicate and exchange
information with people from other areas studying the language in the same
way, and to bring people of the local community where it is held, in touch
with the Ainu language and culture.
In this Eighth Contest, there were 28 participants, competing
in 25 groups from various areas of Hokkaido as well as from Akita, and
Chiba Prefectures, including international students, widely ranging from
primary school students to people in their 70's. A large audience, including
local people, attended.
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| Judges(honorific titles omitted) |
| Chairman |
Sachiko Kibata (Teacher, Nibutani Ainu Language School) |
| Judges |
Kane Kumagai (Teacher, Samani Ainu Language School) |
| Setsuko Shiga (Part-time instructor, Chiba University) |
| Suzuko Tamura (Former Professor, Waseda University) |
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| Results(honorific titles omitted) |
| Oral Literature Division |
| First Prize |
Kayo Kikuchi |
Fox monster |
Siranuka |
| Second Prize |
Mieko Izawa |
Moyuk Kimun kamui
(raccoon dog and bear) |
Biratori |
| Sadako Goto |
Fox charanke |
Tomakomai |
| Oratorical Division |
| First Prize |
Sumiko Kimura |
I want to speak in the Ainu language |
Obihiro |
| Second Prize |
Etsuko Isobe |
Ku Kor Ainuitak (my Ainu laguage) |
Shiranuka |
| Hanate Sugawara |
My encounter with the Ainu language |
Shimokawa |
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