ISO 639-3 · mncmnc
Tungusic family
Manchu
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ
Manchu is a language of the Jurchenic branch (Tungusic), spoken in China and Russia. Wikidata counts about 20 speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Tungusic language originating from Northeast China”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mnc- Glottocode
manc1252- Family
- Tungusic
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 92 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
2scripts
3levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Manchu · ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ |
|---|---|
| Also called | Manchu language, mnc, Manchurian, Manchurian language, Manchoo |
| All speakers | 20 (2007) |
| Written in | Manchu alphabet, Mongolian |
| Grammatical cases | 4 listed in Wikidata |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Tungusic to Manchu
The branches above Manchu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in China
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