Simple Manchu Grammar

Author: Guan Jialu, Tong Yonggong
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Manchu language, which was created and used by the Manchu people. The Manchu script was developed based on the Manchu language, which in turn evolved from the Jurchen language. From the late 16th to the early 17th century, the Jurchen leader Nurhaci (also known as Nurhaci) largely unified the various Jurchen tribes, leading to the development of Jurchen society's politics, economy, and culture, as well as increasingly stronger ties with the Ming Dynasty and the Mongol tribes. The previous method of communicating by borrowing Mongolian script was no longer sufficient for the needs of Jurchen society's development. In the 27th year of the Ming Wanli era (1599), Nurhaci ordered Erdeni and Gagai to borrow Mongolian characters to create the "unadorned Manchu script," which later came to be known as the "Old Manchu script." This marked the beginning of the creation of the Manchu script. The Old Manchu script integrated the phonetic and semantic elements of the Manchu language with the Mongolian script, representing both inheritance and development. Liaoning is the homeland of the Manchu people, and Shenyang is the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty. With the flourishing of Manchu studies worldwide, Liaoning Province and Shenyang City, as centers of Manchu culture, have increasingly attracted global attention. In recent years, several Manchu autonomous counties and Manchu townships have been established in Liaoning Province, and the development of ethnic culture has become urgent. Due to historical reasons, there is currently a severe shortage of specialized Manchu language talents in China.