关键词: 东干族, 语言文字, 研究综述

Abstract: Dungan language is the language of the Hui nationality in central Asia, which is a special variant of Chinese shaanxi dialect. Dungan written symbols are regarded as the only cuneiform characters in the world that are successful in spelling Chinese and are the carrier of the development of Dungan culture. Based on the review and analysis of the research results of Dungan language and Dungan written symbols among 30 years, it is concluded:At present, the research results of Dungan pronunciation and vocabulary are relatively few;The studies of Dungan dialect with Xinjiang dialect are comparatively rare;The language standard of “transliteration and translation” of Dungan literary works remains to be studied;The study of teaching form of Dungan dialect has few achievements;The study of language usage and language attitude of Dungan people needs further study.

Key words: the Dungan ethics, Dungan language and written symbol, research summary