During the 1980s, in the town of Nibutani (part of Biratori, Hokkaido), where many of the remaining native speakers live, there were 100 speakers, out of which only 15 used the language every day.
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Applicative constructions are found in various languages, particularly in highly agglutinative languages, such as Bella Coola (Nuxálk), Ubykh, Ainu and Bemba.
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Nibutani's best known son is perhaps Shigeru Kayano, an advocate for the Ainu and Ainu language and culture.