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.

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Chinese ethnic groups (classification by PRC government)
Achang - Bai - Blang - Bonan - Buyei - Chosen - Dai - Daur - De'ang - Derung - Dong - Dongxiang - Ewenki - Gaoshan - Gelao - Gin - Han - Hani - Hezhen - Hui - Jingpo - Jino - Kazak - Kirgiz - Lahu - Lhoba - Li - Lisu - Man - Maonan - Miao - Monba - Mongol - Mulao - Naxi - Nu - Oroqen - Pumi - Qiang - Russ - Salar - She - Shui - Tajik - Tatar - Tibetan - Tu - Tujia - Uygur - Uzbek - Va - Xibe - Yao - Yi - Yugur - Zhuang - Undistinguished nationalities