Nanai people
The Nanai people (Russian: нанайцы, romanized: nanaitsy) are a Tungusic people of East Asia who have traditionally lived along Heilongjiang (Amur), Songhuajiang (Sunggari) and Wusuli River (Ussuri) on the Middle Amur Basin. The ancestors of the Nanai were the Wild Jurchens of northernmost Manchuria (outside China- Russian Manchuria).
нанай, нани, хэдзэни | |
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Nanai children. Girls are in traditional costume "pokto". | |
| Total population | |
| c. 18,000 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia, China | |
| Russia | 12,160 |
| China (Heilongjiang) | 5,354 |
| Languages | |
| Nanai, Russian (in Russia), Mandarin Chinese (in China) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Shamanism Minority: Tibetan Buddhism Russian Orthodox | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Evenks, Oroqen, Manchus, Udege, other Tungusic peoples | |
The Nanai language belongs to the Manchu-Tungusic family. According to the 2010 census there were 12,003 Nanai in Russia.
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