Kamui Uwepekere - Kamui Uwepekere

Japanese: カムイ・ウウェペケレ - かむいううぇぺけれ
Kamui Uwepekere - Kamui Uwepekere

According to Mashiho Chiri, Tuitaku is a transformation of ru-itak, which means to tell a story with some rhythm, and is the name given to the yukar sa-ko-ye (saying with rhythm) style of storytelling. It is divided into Kamuy Tuitaku (or Kamuy Uwepekere) and Ainu Tuitaku. In other words, it is the story of Kamuy (god) and the story of Ainu (human).

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…トゥイタクは,知里真志保によれば,半ばふしをつけて語るという意味のルイタクru‐itakの転化で,ユーカラのサコイェsa‐ko‐ye(ふしと共に言う)の語り口に対してつけられた名称だという。これは〈カムイ・トゥイタク(またはカムイ・ウウェペケレ)〉と〈アイヌ・トゥイタク〉に分けられる。つまりカムイkamuy(神)の物語とアイヌ(人間)の物語である。…

※「カムイ・ウウェペケレ」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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