Jurchen language (Chinese: 女真語; pinyin: Nǚzhēn Yǔ) is the Tungusic language of the Jurchen people of eastern Manchuria, the founders of the Jin Empire in northeastern China of the 12th–13th centuries. It is ancestral to Manchu.
Read more about Jurchen Language: Writing, Ming Dynasty Jurchen Dictionaries, Jurchen Words in Chinese Texts, Writing Jurchen Names in English
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