open access

https://doi.org/10.14943/106659

https://hdl.handle.net/2115/89064

Hezhen Text (21) : Natural Discourse by Ms. Shuzhen HE and Ms. Wenlan YOU

日本語

自然談話

2023-03-20

Japan Association of Northern Language Studies

Northern Language Studies

13

257-281

Hezhen is a Tungusic language spoken by the Hezhen living in Heilongjiang Province in China. The Hezhen population is currently reported to be 5,373. Less than five Hezhen people can speak their native language. This paper presents the glossed transcription with Japanese and Chinese translation of a natural discourse recorded from two native speakers, at Tongjiang city in Heilongjiang Province, China on September 1, 2022. Ms. Wenlan YOU was born in 1946 (village Qindeli). Ms. Shuzhen HE was born in 1937 (village Fujin). The length of the recorded text is 11mins25seconds. The content of the conversation is divided into the following four topics. Topic 1: The flood is terrible again this year. Topic 2: In the past, the Hezhen people chose the fields near the river, and the Han people chose the fields near the mountains. Topic 3: My husband is a hard worker. Topic 4: In the old days, people used to make beds in the fields and keep an eye on wild boars. At that time, the watchman used a blanket made of roe deer skin.

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2185-7121

AA12516968