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Tungusic — Tun*gus ic, a. Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tungusic — [toon go͞o′zik, toon go͞o′sik] n. a family of languages, belonging to the Altaic language group, spoken in central and NE Asia and including Tungus and Manchu adj. of these languages, the peoples that speak them, or their cultures … English World dictionary
Tungusic — n. family of Altaic languages spoken in the north regions of the People s Republic of China and in Mongolia and neighboring areas n. member of the people who speaks a language in the Tungusic family adj. of or pertaining to Tungusic or to the… … English contemporary dictionary
Tungusic — noun 1. any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family • Hypernyms: ↑Altaic • Hyponyms: ↑Tungus, ↑Evenk, ↑Manchu 2. a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tungusic — noun Date: 1864 a family of Altaic languages spoken in Manchuria and northward • Tungusic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tungusic — Tun•gus•ic [[t]tʊŋˈgu zɪk[/t]] n. 1) peo a family of languages spoken or formerly spoken in Manchuria and central and SE Siberia, including Manchu and Evenki 2) peo of or pertaining to Tungusic or its speakers … From formal English to slang
Tungusic — /tʊŋˈgʊsɪk/ (say toong goosik) noun 1. a branch of the Altaic family of languages spoken in central and eastern Siberia and Manchuria. –adjective 2. belonging to or relating to the Tunguses, a people living in eastern Siberia, or to Tungusic.… …
Tungusic languages — Tungusic Geographic distribution: Siberia, Manchuria Linguistic classification: Altaic[1] (controversial) Tungusic Subdivisions … Wikipedia
Tungusic people — The term Tungusic peoples is used to describe peoples speaking a Tungusic language. PeoplesTungusic peoples are: *Evenks *Evens *Jurchens (Extinct) *Manchu *Negidals *Nanai *Oroch *Orok *Oroqen *Udege *Ulchs *XibeLocationThe largest of the… … Wikipedia
Tungusic language speakers — As a language group, Tungusic is a branch of Altaic. It includes two branches: one includes Ewenki and Oroqen, and the other Manchu, Sibo (or Xibe) and Hoche (or Hezhe/Hezhen). The speakers of Oroqen and Ewenki in China are mainly distributed… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
