Nanai

Nationality Classification
赫哲族 Hezhe
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
赫哲语(也称:那乃语)
Language or Dialect Name (English)
Nanai
ISO 639-3 Code
gld
Language Stock Classification
阿尔泰语系,满-通古斯语族 Altaic, Tungus
Primary Province or Region
黑龙江省 Heilongjiang Province
Location (in China)
Northeastern corner of Heilongjiang Province, near where the Heilong, Songhua, and Wusuli rivers merge, with most in Tongjiang muncipality's Bacha Hezhe Autonomous District and Jiejinkou Hezhe Autonomous District, and Raohe county’s Sipai Hezhe Autonomous
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
12
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
1999