Editing Matagi (section)

== Etymology and language ==
{{Main|Matagi dialect}}
There are multiple theories on the origins of the word Matagi. One notable theory is that it is derived from the [[Tōhoku dialect|Tōhoku]] word {{Nihongo3|"hunter"|山立|yamadachi}}. It is also hypothesised that the word "matagi" originates in the [[Ainu language]], from {{Transliteration|ain|matangi}} or {{Transliteration|ain|matangitono}}, meaning "man of winter" or "hunter".{{efn|Formed from the component words {{Transliteration|ain|'mata'}}, "winter," with connotations of "men's work" or "hunting," and {{Transliteration|ain|'tono'}}, "sir, leader." However, note that ''tono'' is in fact a loanword from the Japanese language.}} The latter theory is also supported by the existence of specialised hunting vocabulary in the [[Matagi dialect]] which contains a number of [[Ainu language]] words.<ref>{{cite book|first=Kudō |last=Masaki |date=1989 |title=Jōsaku to emishi |series=Kōkogaku Library |volume=51 |publisher=New Science Press |pages=134}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Tanigawa |first=Ken'ichi |date=1980 |title=Collected works |volume=1 |pages=324–325}}</ref>