A Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary

by Jerry Norman

Jerry Norman's Comprehensive Manchu-English Dictionary, a substantial revision and enlargement of his Concise Manchu-English Lexicon of 1978, now long out of print, is poised to become the standard English-language resource on the Manchu language. As the dynastic language of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Manchu was used in official documents and was also the vehicle for an enormous translation literature, mostly from the Chinese...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674072138
• ISBN13: 9780674072138
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.9" x 10.1"