The Qing dynasty used various Mandarin Chinese expressions to refer to the Manchu language, such as "Qingwen" (清文) and "Qingyu" (清語) ("Qing language"). The term "national" was also applied to writing in Manchu, … See more

Written Manchu was close to being called an "open syllable" language because the only consonant that came regularly at the end of native words … See more

Syntax
All Manchu phrases are head-final; the head-word of a phrase (e.g. the noun of a noun phrase, or the verb of a verb phrase) always falls at the … See more

Word formation
Manchu has numerous productive derivational suffixes.
Nouns
Abstract nouns are derived from verbs with the suffixes:
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Historical linguistics
Manchu is southern Tungusic. Whilst Northern Tungus languages such as Evenki retain … See more

Currently, several thousand people can speak Manchu as a second language through primary education or free classes for adults offered in China. However very few native Manchu speakers remain. In what used to be Manchuria virtually no one speaks the … See more

Dialects of Manchu include a variety of its historical and remaining spoken forms throughout Manchuria, and the city of Beijing (the capital). Notable historical Manchu dialects include Beijing, Ningguta, Alcuka and Mukden dialects.
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