Jurchen Words in Chinese Texts
Besides the inscriptions and one or two surviving manuscripts in Jurchen script, some important information on the Jurchen language is provided by the Jurchen words, transcribed using Chinese characters in Chinese documents. These include:
- The list of 125 Jurchen words in Jin Guoyu Jie ("Explanation of the national language"), an appendix to the Jin Shi ("The history of the Jin Dynasty").
- Jurchen names and words throughout the Jin Shi.
- An appendix with Jurchen words in Da Jin guozhi ("The veritable annals of the Jin Dynasty"), the text prepared in 1234 by Yuwen Mouzhao.
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