Sanjiazi
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Sanjiazi
|settlement_type = Village
|native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{lang|zh-Hans-CN|三家子村}} · {{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡳᠯᠠᠨ
ᠪᠣᠣ}}}}
|other_name = Ilan boo
|coordinates = {{coord|47|40|55|N|124|17|21|E|region:CN-23|format=dms|display=it}}
|pushpin_map = Heilongjiang
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Heilongjiang
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Heilongjiang
|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
|subdivision_name2 = Qiqihar
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = Fuyu
|subdivision_type4 = Township
|subdivision_name4 = {{ill|Youyi Daur, Manchu, and Kirghiz Ethnic Township|zh|友谊达斡尔族满族柯尔克孜族乡|lt=Youyi}}
|population_total=
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Sanjiazi ({{zh|s={{linktext|三家子}}|p=Sānjiāzi}}; Manchu:{{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡳᠯᠠᠨ
ᠪᠣᠣ}}, Möllendorff: ilan boo) is a village or Ilanbotokso in {{ill|Youyi Daur, Manchu, and Kirghiz Ethnic Township|zh|友谊达斡尔族满族柯尔克孜族乡|lt=}} ({{Lang-zh|c=友谊达斡尔族满族柯尔克孜族乡}}), Fuyu County, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China.{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2016/23/02/27/230227203.html |script-title=zh:2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：友谊乡 |trans-title=2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Youyi Township |publisher=National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China| language = zh-hans|date=2016 |accessdate=13 July 2018 |quote={{lang|zh-hans|230227203213 220 三家子村民委员会}}}}{{cite web |url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hl/32763.html |script-title=zh:友谊达斡尔族满族柯尔克孜族乡 |trans-title=Youyi Daur, Manchu, and Kirghiz Ethnic Township | publisher=XZQH.org | language = zh-hans|date=8 November 2012 |accessdate=13 July 2018 |quote={{lang|zh-hans|230227203213 220三家子村}}}}} The village is about {{Convert|22|km}} southwest of the administrative center of Fuyu, and about {{Convert|6|km}} west of the main road from Qiqihar.
Overview
Approximately 80 elderly residents of the village are considered to be among the last people who have a good grasp of the historic pronunciation of Manchu. A local elementary school employs Manchu language teachers who learned the language from some of the older residents.{{Cite web |author=Randy Alexander |archive-date=2010-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315014316/http://www.sinoglot.com/manchu/2008/11/sanjiazi-01/|title=Echoes of Manchu » Sanjiazi 01: An Unexpected Party|date=March 15, 2010 |url=http://www.sinoglot.com/manchu/2008/11/sanjiazi-01/ |website=sinoglot.com }}
Over 70% of the residents are ethnic Manchu.{{Cite news |url=http://en.people.cn/90882/7645090.html|title=Much ado about Manchu |publisher=Shanghai Daily |date=November 15, 2011 |via=en.people.cn}} Dong Xuefeng, an official with Youyi Township, said that Sanjiazi is the only village in China in which the Manchu language is spoken and the Manchu customs are observed because of its relative isolation.{{rp|2}}
Manchu language spoken elsewhere
In 2019, Colin Thubron found one man alone in Dawujia(zi) in Aihui District of Heihe Prefecture who said he could still speak the language.Colin Thubron, The Amur River: Between Russia and China, Random House, 2021 {{isbn| 978-1-473-56591-3}} pp.160-164.
Education
Sanjiazi Manchu Elementary School is located in the community. It includes Manchu classes and has tapes of Manchu speakers.{{cite web|last=Fan |first= Yiying |url=http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000272/manchu,-once-chinas-official-language,-could-lose-its-voice |title=Manchu, Once China's Official Language, Could Lose Its Voice |publisher=Sixth Tone |date=2017-05-30|accessdate=2019-12-14}}
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