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MANDCHOU [2 records]

Record 1 1999-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

A native or resident of Manchuria.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Habitant ou personne originaire de Manchourie.

OBS

Pluriel : Les Mandchous, les Mandchoues, les Manchous, les Manchoues.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The most important of the Manchu-Tungus language group, a sub-family of the Altaic language, formerly spoken by the Manchu people in northeastern China in the area known as Manchuria. This language appears to be almost extinct.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue du groupe toungouse de la famille altaïque, parlée en Mandchourie. Le mandchou apparaît aujourd'hui en voie d'extinction. Il s'écrit grâce à une écriture empruntée à l'alphabet mongol-ouïgour.

Spanish

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