Nanai people
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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)[3] on the Middle Amur Basin. The ancestors of the Nanai were the Wild Jurchens of northernmost Manchuria (outside China- Russian Manchuria).
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нанай, нани, хэдзэни | |
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Total population | |
c. 18,000 (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia, China | |
Russia | 12,160[1] |
China (Heilongjiang) | 5,354[2] |
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 |
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The Nanai language belongs to the Manchu-Tungusic family. According to the 2010 census there were 12,003 Nanai in Russia.