Sanjiazi
三家子村 · ᡳᠯᠠᠨ
ᠪᠣᠣ
Ilan boo
Village
Sanjiazi is located in Heilongjiang
Sanjiazi
Sanjiazi
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 47°40′55″N 124°17′21″E / 47.68194°N 124.28917°E / 47.68194; 124.28917
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityQiqihar
CountyFuyu
TownshipYouyi [zh]

Sanjiazi (Chinese: 三家子; pinyin: Sānjiāzi; (Manchu:ᡳᠯᠠᠨ
ᠪᠣᠣ, Möllendorff: ilan boo) is a village or Ilanbotokso in Youyi Daur, Manchu, and Kirghiz Ethnic Township [zh] (Chinese: 友谊达斡尔族满族柯尔克孜族乡), Fuyu County, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.[1][2] The village is about 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of the administrative center of Fuyu, and about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the main road from Qiqihar.

Overview

Approximately 80 elderly residents of the village are considered to be among the last people who have a good grasp of the historic pronunciation of Manchu. A local elementary school employs Manchu language teachers who learned the language from some of the older residents.[3]

Over 70% of the residents are ethnic Manchu.[4] Dong Xuefeng, an official with Youyi Township, said that Sanjiazi is the only village in China in which the Manchu language is spoken and the Manchu customs are observed because of its relative isolation.[4]: 2 

Manchu language spoken elsewhere

In 2019, Colin Thubron found one man alone in Dawujia(zi) in Aihui District of Heihe Prefecture who said he could still speak the language.[5]

Education

Sanjiazi Manchu Elementary School is located in the community. It includes Manchu classes and has tapes of Manchu speakers.[6]

References

  1. ^ 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：友谊乡 [2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Youyi Township] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2018. 230227203213 220 三家子村民委员会
  2. ^ 友谊达斡尔族满族柯尔克孜族乡 [Youyi Daur, Manchu, and Kirghiz Ethnic Township] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2018. 230227203213 220三家子村}
  3. ^ Randy Alexander (March 15, 2010). "Echoes of Manchu » Sanjiazi 01: An Unexpected Party". sinoglot.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15.
  4. ^ a b "Much ado about Manchu". Shanghai Daily. November 15, 2011 – via en.people.cn.
  5. ^ Colin Thubron, The Amur River: Between Russia and China, Random House, 2021 ISBN 978-1-473-56591-3 pp.160-164.
  6. ^ Fan, Yiying (2017-05-30). "Manchu, Once China's Official Language, Could Lose Its Voice". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
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