sakoraw

Japanese: sakoraw
sakoraw

...There is a custom of calling "Yukara of the natural gods" Kamuy-yukar and "Yukara of the human gods" Oyna, but this is a name adopted from regions where there were many written works (Saru region of Hidaka and Iburi region), and in many regions Oina refers to "Yukara of the natural gods." In some regions, "Yukara of the gods" is called Matsu-yukar or Sakoraw, but Matsu-yukar means "female yukar," and this name was born because in eastern Hokkaido, yukar of the gods was thought to be passed down by women. Sakoraw means "hau (story) with a refrain."...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sakoraw" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈自然神のユーカラ〉をカムイ・ユーカラkamuy‐yukar,〈人文神のユーカラ〉をオイナoynaと呼ぶ習慣があるが,これは文字化された作品が多かった地方(日高の沙流(さる)地方や胆振(いぶり)地方)の呼称を採用したものであり,オイナといえば逆に〈自然神のユーカラ〉を指す地方も多い。〈神々のユーカラ〉をマツ・ユーカラmat‐yukar,サコラウsakorawなどと呼ぶ地方もあるが,マツ・ユーカラは〈女のユーカラ〉の意で,道東地方では神々のユーカラは女性が伝承すべきものとされていたことからこの名が生まれた。サコラウは〈リフレーンをもつハウ(物語)〉という意味である。…

※「sakoraw」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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