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Manchu - Wikipedia |
 | | Manchus have been largely assimilated by the surrounding Han Chinese and the Manchu language is almost extinct, being spoken only among a small number of elderly people in remote areas of northeastern China; however, there are around 10,000 or so speakers of Sibe (Xibo), an innovative Manchu dialect spoken in the Ili region of Xinjiang. |
 | | The Manchu language is a member of the Tungusic language family, itself a member of the disputed Altaic language group, and is hypothetically related to the Korean, Mongolic and Turkic languages. |
 | | Written Manchu, however, was still used for the keeping of records and communication between the emperor and the Banner officials until the collapse of the dynasty. |
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