Manchu
A language of China
| Population | 60 (1999 A. Zhao). Ethnic population: 10,682,262 (2000 census). |
| Region | Heilongjiang, a few Manchu-speaking villages in Aihui and Fuyu counties. |
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| Alternate names | Man |
| Dialects | Bala, Alechuxa, Jing, Lalin. |
| Classification | Altaic, Tungusic, Southern, Southwest |
| Language use | Older adults. Positive attitude. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Written Chinese in common use. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: About 50 read and write. Literacy rate in L2: 82%. Dictionary. NT: 1835. |
| Writing system | Mongolian script, Manchu style, used since 1599. Mongolian script, Old Manchu style, no longer in use. |
| Comments | Classified as Man (Manchu) nationality. Agriculturalists; fishermen. Chinese traditional religion, Shamanist, Buddhist. |
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