Hezhen
Hezhen
Derung
Category="Ethnic groups of China"Category="Tungusic peoples"The Hezhen people (also called Hezhe, Nanai, Gold, Samagir; own names in IPA: [xədʑən], [nanio] and [kilən]; Chinese: 赫哲族, Hèzhézú) are an Ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China and are also a minority in Russia. They live at the rivers Heilongjiang (Amur), Songhuajiang (Sunggari) and Ussuri. According to the last census of 2004, they numbered 4,640 in China; in Russia according to 1989 figures they were 10,582.
Language
The Hezhen (or Nanai) language belongs to the Manju-Tunguzic branch of the Altai languages. In the Soviet Union, a Nanai written languages was created which is still taught today in 13 schools in Khabarovsk. In China, the Hezhen have no written language since today.Reference
- Ān Jùn 安俊: Hèzhéyǔ jiǎnzhì 赫哲语简志 (Introduction to the Hezhen language; Běijīng 北京, Mínzú chūbǎnshè 民族出版社 1986).