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Many Males Lost Among Ethnic Minorities in Russia's Far East
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é luó sī俄罗斯yuǎn dōng远东yǒuyī xiē一些shǎo shù mín zú少数民族bǐ rú比如āi wén jī rén埃文基人nà nài rén纳奈人ní fū hè rén尼夫赫人

There are some ethnic minorities in Russia's Far East, such as the Evenki, Nanai, and Nivkh peoples.

zhè lǐ这里rénhěnshǎomò sī kē莫斯科hěnyuǎn

There are very few people here, and it is far from Moscow.

zuì jìn jǐ nián最近几年hěnduōshǎo shù mín zú少数民族denán rén男人bèizhēng zhào征召dǎ zhàng打仗wū kè lán乌克兰

In recent years, many men from these ethnic minorities have been conscripted to fight in the war in Ukraine.

yǒu xiē有些rénshìzì yuàn自愿deyǒu xiē有些rénshìbèidòng yuán动员de

Some went voluntarily, while others were mobilized.

hěnduōjiā tíng家庭hěndān xīn担心yīn wèi因为yǒu xiē有些nán rén男人méi yǒu没有huí lái回来yǒudeháishī zōng失踪le

Many families are very worried because some men have not returned, and some are missing.

cūn lǐ村里derénhuìgěiqián xiàn前线deshì bīng士兵sòngxùn lù驯鹿bāng zhù帮助tā men他们bǎo nuǎn保暖

People in the villages send reindeer skins to soldiers at the front to help keep them warm.

shǎo shù mín zú少数民族deyǔ yán语言wén huà文化zàimàn màn慢慢xiāo shī消失

The languages and cultures of these ethnic minorities are also slowly disappearing.

bǐ rú比如nà nài yǔ纳奈语huìshuōderénhěnshǎolení fū hè yǔ尼夫赫语zhǐ yǒu只有shǎo shù少数rénzàiyòng

For example, very few people speak Nanai, and only a small number use Nivkh.

hěnduōlǎo rén老人xī wàng希望nián qīng rén年轻人néngxué huì学会zì jǐ自己deyǔ yán语言chuán tǒng传统

Many elders hope that young people can learn their language and traditions.

dà jiā大家dōuxī wàng希望zhàn zhēng战争zǎo diǎn早点jié shù结束jiā rén家人néngpíng ān平安huí jiā回家mín zú民族dewén huà文化kě yǐ可以jì xù继续chuánxià qù下去

Everyone hopes the war will end soon, that families can return safely, and that their ethnic cultures can continue.

By Anastasia Pestova / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted