Spelling Manchu with Chinese characters
Language Log 2024-06-05
Summary:
Oh wow this is an AMAZINGLY FASCINATING find! The 'Chinese characters' seem intractable, but are just phonetically written Mandarin syllables (initial, nucleus, coda): c(e) 策+ e 額 + (e)ng 鞥 = cengNext to it a Manchu transcription: ᡮᡝ᠋᠊ᠩ I wonder where it comes from? https://t.co/p2T42WANGD pic.twitter.com/z9V2DO5SaC — Egas Moniz-Bandeira ᠡᡤᠠᠰ ᠮᠣᠨᠢᠰ ᠪᠠᠨᡩ᠋ᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠ (@egasmb) June 4, […]