Manchu Bible History (1)

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**List: Manchu Ministry

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Manchu...
"The total population of Manchuria (now the Heilungkiang,
Kirin, and Liaoning provinces of China) is estimated at more
than 50 million, of which the Manchu constitute only about 5
per cent, and the Manchu language is spoken by less than
200,000.   The Manchu people are known to have been in this
area as early as the first millennium B.C.   Although originally
nomadic tribes, they were strong enough in the 12th century to
begin the raids on north China for which they became famous.   In
fact, during the 17th century the Manchu conquered China and

established the Ch’ing Dynasty (1644-1912).   These Manchu,
however, already spoke a form of Chinese that was common to
the court officials, or mandarins, and was known as Mandarin
Chinese.   (See Chinese: Kuoyü.)

Manchu is a language of the Altaic family, usually included in the
Tunguzic group.   These languages, spoken by small groups in
Siberian Russia, include Evenki, or Tungus, Birar, Manegir,
Solon, and Lamut (northern group) and Manchu, Golde, and
Oroch, or Ude (southern group).   The Tunguzic tongues are
spoken by not more than 300,000 people in all.   The Manchu
alphabet, written vertically, left to right, was developed from
Mongolian writing, with diacritical marks devised in 1632 to
adapt the writing to Manchu.   According to tradition, several
variant forms of the character were used until an 18th century
Chinese scholar prepared the squared letters now in use."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

**File: Manchu Bible History (3)--1860   S. Bagster   [Info only: Mantchou.]

       "Reduced to written form by order
    of the Emperor Tien-ming in 1599.   First
    publication, St. Matthew’s Gospel in 1822 at
    St. Petersburg by the BFBS; tr. by Stepan
    Vasilevitch Lipoftsoff.   New Testament,
    1835; carried through the press in ten months
    by George Borrow.   Current editions reproduced
    by photography from this.    "    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

MANCHU--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: Manchu characters   n.d. Book ch:v unknown.]

Manchu Character
"1822 Matthew   1835 New Testament
BFBS, St. Petersburg
Translated by Stepan V. Lipoftsoff, official of the Russian Foreign
Office.   This N.T. was often reprinted."--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

MANCHU--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: MANCHU CHARACTER   "1929" Mark 1:2 unknown.]

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