Talk:Koro-pok-guru

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[edit] Source of info

What's this? Can someone show me source? I, as Japanese have never heard of it. -- Taku 02:14 Jan 7, 2003 (UTC)

I don't know where the name "Koro-pok-guru" comes from, but I've always heard of it as Korobokkuru. It's a legendary creature from Ainu folklore. This article desperately needs to be rewritten, with more information on the actual creature and less focus on modern appearances in games and shows. Shikino 20:47, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Need timeframe

This article says nothing about timelines. The information is not particularly useful without time frames. --jaknouse

[edit] Moved info here

I moved the following here:

The name signifies 'the people having depressions', and is usually rendered by western writers as 'Pit-dwellers'. In the Japanese writings the Koro-pok-guru are referred to as 'the small people' and 'earth spiders'. (1)

These koro-pok-guru were of such small stature as to be considered dwarfs. They wore skins of animals for clothing, and that they understood the potter's art and used flint arrow-heads is clearly proved by excavations at the sites of their pits. The Ainu, on the contrary, never had any knowledge of pottery. (2)

Since the article clearly says where it took the material from, it was pretty obviously copyrighted. -- Zoe