Nanai
Language Information
Nanai is spoken in Russia, along the Amur River in Khabarovsk Krai, and in northeastern China (where the people are called Hezhe).
Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language. It is endangered, with about 1,000 speakers, mostly elderly. The Nanai were traditionally fishermen and were known for making clothes from fish skin.
Nanai is a Southern Tungusic language. It is endangered, with about 1,000 speakers, mostly elderly. The Nanai were traditionally fishermen and were known for making clothes from fish skin.
- Language Family
- Altaic
- Subgroup
- Tungusic
- Branch
- Southern (Manchu)
Nanai Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Nanai
Хэмту найсал гипалин, мэнэ гэбудиэри, правосалдиари эмуту балдичи. Нёанчи муруӈку, дэрэлку, диа диавари а-нэу-мэт бодомари тагилайчи.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights