Tukar

Japanese: tukar
Tukar

...There is a serious conflict here between the positions of nature conservation and wildlife protection and the fishing industry.
[Folklore]
In the Ainu language, they are collectively called tukar. Because seals were important prey for the Ainu, there are detailed names for different species, such as bearded seals and spotted seals, as well as for different ages, and in some cases they are called gods, but tukar is the general term for them all.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tukar" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ここには自然保護,野生動物保護の立場と漁業関係との深刻な対立がある。【内藤 靖彦】
[民俗]
 アイヌ語ではトゥカルtukarと総称する。アザラシはアイヌにとって重要な獲物であったから,アゴヒゲアザラシ,ゴマフアザラシなどの種類とともにその年齢別に細かい名称の違いが見られ,場合によっては神とも呼ばれるが,tukarはそれらの総称である。…

※「tukar」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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