Tungusic (Noun)
Meaning 1
A family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Tungusic languages form a distinct language family within the broader Altaic language family spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas.
- Tungusic is also known as Manchu-Tungus, and includes languages such as Manchu, Evenki, and Even.
- Mongolia's dialects and regional languages are influenced by Tungusic as well as other neighboring languages.
- Tungusic has had a lasting impact on Mongolian languages and cultures, due in large part to Genghis Khan's legacy.
- Linguists' studies of Tungusic seek to clarify its distinctiveness and its relationship to other Altaic languages.
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Meaning 2
Any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The Oroqen are a Tungusic people traditionally inhabiting the mountainous forests of northeast China.
- Many Udege are hunter-gatherers and they are a Tungusic people living in the Russian Far East.
- Ewenki are a Tungusic people primarily living in the Russian Far East, Mongolian north, and Inner Mongolian east.
- The Hezhen are one of Russia's and China's smallest and northernmost Tungusic people groups.
- Orochs, an ethnic group speaking a Northern Tungusic language, are traditionally living in Russian Khabarovsk Krai and Primorsky Kray.