A conference was recently held in Beijing by China Social Sciences Press to celebrate the publication earlier this year of three scholarly works of interest to researchers of Manchu-Tungus languages (研讨会). They are all authored by Dulor Osor Chog (aka Chao Ke, 朝克) an Evenki who holds a Ph D. in Japanese Culture and Language that was earned in Japan. All three are mainly in Chinese but have indexes in various languages including English (English titles below are publisher’s, not mine):
满通古斯语族语言词源研究 (Etymological Research of Manchu-Tungusic Language)
- Includes references to vocabulary with Mongolian, Altaic and Mandarin roots.
满通古斯语族语言研究史论 (Research History of Manchu-Tungusic Language)
- Lists and assesses various reference works.
满通古斯语族语言词汇比较 (Comparison of Manchu-Tungusic Basic Vocabulary)
- Includes 5-language glossary of vocabulary in Manchu, Xibe, Evenki, Oroqen and Hezhen, as well as a limited number of Jurchen words. Indexed in Chinese and English.
Bruce Humes 