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The Manchu language enjoys high historical value for historians of China, especially for the Qing dynasty. Manchu-language texts supply information that is unavailable in Chinese, and when both Manchu and Chinese versions of a given text exist they provide controls for understanding the Chinese.
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After the Qing dynasty collapsed, the Manchu language lost its status as a national language and its official use in education ended. Manchus today generally speak Standard Chinese. The remaining skilled native Manchu speakers number less than 100, [145] most of whom are to be found in Sanjiazi ( Manchu : ᡳᠯᠠᠨ
- 1,000 (1997 estimate)
- 10,410,585 (2010 census)
- 1,000
- 12,000 (2004 estimate)
The Manchu language is a Tungustic language and it was the native language of the Manchu people before and during the Qing dynasty. The Manchus are the ethnic minority in China that overthrew the Ming dynasty in 1644 and took over the country. When they ruled, they formed the Qing dynasty.
Manchu is a critically endangered East Asian Tungusic language native to the historical region of Manchuria in Northeast China. As the traditional native language of the Manchus, it was one of the official languages of the Qing dynasty (1636–1912) of China, although today the vast majority of Manchus speak only Mandarin Chinese.
Also called: Man language. Key People: Hans Conon von der Gabelentz. Manchu language, the most historically influential of the Manchu-Tungus languages (a family within the Altaic language group), formerly spoken by the Manchu people in Manchuria and once a court language of the Qing dynasty.
Information about Manchu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchu_language https://www.ethnologue.com/language/mnc http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/满文 http://baike.baidu.com/view/56403.htm. Some Manchu words and phrases and part of a story (with audio) http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/MANCHU-LANGUAGE.html. Manchu fonts