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The Nanai/Hezhe language belongs to the Manju-Tunguzic Branch Of The Altai Languages . NANAIS IN RUSSIA In Russia the Nanais live on the Sea Of Okhotsk , on the Amur River , downstream from Khabarovsk , on both sides of Komsomolsk-on-Amur , as well as on the banks of the Ussuri and the Girin rivers (the Samagirs ). According to the 2002 Census , there were 12,160 Nanais in Russia . In the Soviet Union , a Nanai written language (based on Cyrillic Alphabet ) was created which is still taught today in 13 schools in Khabarovsk . NANAIS IN CHINA The Nanais are one of the 56 Ethnic Groups officially recognized by the People's Republic Of China where they are known as "hezhe." According to the last census of 2004, they numbered 4,640 in China. Chinese Nanais speak the Hezhen dialect of Nanai . The dialect does not have a written system in China and the Hezhe usually write in Chinese. (Second language literacy is 84%.) FAMOUS NANAIS Akira Kurosawa 's 1975 film Dersu Uzala , based on a book by Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev , describes the friendship of a pre-revolution Russian military officer and a Nanai man named Dersu Uzala. OWN NAME Own names in IPA : [nanio and [kilən]. MERGED FROM "GOLDI" In physique they are typically Mongolic. Like the Chinese they wear a Pigtail , and from them, too, have learnt the art of Silk Embroidery . The Golds live almost entirely on Fish , and are excellent boatmen. They keep large herds of Swine and Dog s, which live, like themselves, on fish. Geese , Wild Duck , Eagle s, Bear s, Wolves and Fox es are also kept in Menagerie s. There is much reverence paid to the eagles, and hence the Manchus call the Golds "Eaglets". Their Religion is Shamanism . REFERENCES
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