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Updated June 2026
An indigenous people of Japan, originally from Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.
“The Ainu have a rich tradition of oral storytelling.”
Three vowels — vowel-heavy.
Worth 4 points. U tile is tricky.
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