Freelang Manchu-English dictionary

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The archived Manchu language

Even before the Manchus conquered China, they had already started keeping written records in their language. Out of the 20 million files stored at the Qing archive in Beijing, 20 percent are written in Manchu. These documents cover a 300 year period. The director of the Manchu Language and Culture Research Center at Heilongjiang University in Harbin, Zhao Aping, stated that even if 100 people spent 100 years translating the documents, they will still not be able to finish the [...]

There are about 10 million Chinese people with some Manchu ancestry, but the Manchus have largely been assimilated with the Han Chinese and the original Manchu language is now almost extinct. It is a Tungusic language, belonging to the Altaic family.

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Features of this dictionary

Download our free dictionary for Android! Browse the wordlists, look up words and practice your vocabulary at your own rhythm. An online version is also available, so you can browse the dictionary without downloading it.

Word list information

This dictionary was made by Renato B. Figueiredo.

Manchu > English: 780 words
English > Manchu: 557 words

Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: December 3, 2009

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