ニシパ
Ainu「貴人」
nispamedium
Nispa is documented as a respected or wealthy man and as an honorific. Nakagawa cautions against assuming exceptional wealth; Kayano includes personal standing and ironic use. These meanings support 貴人 as a broad respectful label, without specifying a hereditary aristocratic rank. Modern uses for named people are later examples of the honorific.
References
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- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics · 乾巻 · Page 23, line 8 · ニシパ
…モイ国主モシリカムイ町奉行マチヤントノ家中コヤントノ武士トノ貴人ニシパ諸侯カムイトノ神霊カムイ○カモイ共通平人ヤヽシヤモ○ヤヽシシヤモ蝦夷アイノ魯斉亜人フーレシシヤム…