Also Known As:
Gold, Nanaj, Hezhen, Goldi, Hezhe, Heche, Sushen, Juchen, Goldisch, nānai, Akani, Birar, Kile, Samagir, Goldische, Nanay, 赫哲語, 那乃語, 赫真語, Нанай, Нанайэ, Nanaj, Nanaje, нанайский языкж
Dialects & Varieties
- Kuro-Urmi
- Samagir
- Ussuri
- Torgon
- Sunggari
- Birar
- Kila
- Akani
Recent Resources
Nanai-Russian dictionary contains 12,800 words most frequently used.
The paper is devoted to the contemporary sociolinguistic situation of Nanai language (one of Tungusi
Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~180
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 4
Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Tang, Ge 唐戈. 2008. 錫伯語赫哲語鄂塭克語鄂倫春語研究 [A study of Sibe, Nanai, Evenki, and Oroqen]. Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House 民族出版社.
Bibliography of Locations:
Tang, Ge 唐戈. 2008. 錫伯語赫哲語鄂塭克語鄂倫春語研究 [A study of Sibe, Nanai, Evenki, and Oroqen]. Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House 民族出版社.
Bibliography of Context:
Tang, Ge 唐戈. 2008. 錫伯語赫哲語鄂塭克語鄂倫春語研究 [A study of Sibe, Nanai, Evenki, and Oroqen]. Beijing: The Ethnic Publishing House 民族出版社.