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

摘要： 东干语是中亚东干族使用的语言，是汉语陕甘方言的域外变体；东干文是世界上唯一用字母拼写汉语成功的文字，是东干文化发展的载体。分析梳理三十多年关于东干语言文字的研究成果，得出结论：东干语语音、词汇成系统的研究成果比较少；结合新疆方言研究东干语的成果比较少；东干文学作品“转写、翻译”的语言文字标准有待研究；东干语教学形式的研究成果很少；东干族语言态度的研究有待深入。

关键词: 东干族, 语言文字, 研究综述