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
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~5,860
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
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Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
10,516
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Location and Context
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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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