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Ainu

Like the Maori meaning “ordinary” or “human”, the Ainu have a name that means “human” or “people.”

Also like the Maori, the Ainu have a legend of little people living on the island before they arrived.

https://heritageofjapan.wordpress.com/7-ainu-family-life-religion/dna-analyses-and-inferred-genetic-origins-of-the-ainu/