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YukarYukar

Also known as: ユカㇻ・Kamuy Yukar・神謡

Orally transmitted epic songs of the Ainu and a pillar of their oral culture. Heroic yukar recount the deeds of human heroes, while kamuy yukar are chanted in the first person as the words of the gods (kamuy).

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