Manchu-Tungusic
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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 languages — Tungusic Geographic distribution: Siberia, Manchuria Linguistic classification: Altaic[1] (controversial) Tungusic Subdivisions … Wikipedia
Manchu language — Manchu ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ manju gisun … Wikipedia
Manchu people — Manchu redirects here. For other uses, see Manchu (disambiguation). Manchu (Manju, ) 滿族 满族 … Wikipedia
Manchu — [man cho͞o′, man′cho͞o΄] n. [Manchu, lit., pure ] 1. pl. Manchus or Manchu a member of a people of Manchuria: the Manchus conquered China in 1643 44 and set up a dynasty that ruled until 1912 2. the Tungusic language of this people adj. of the… … English World dictionary
Manchu — 1650s, member of Tungusic race of Manchuria which conquered China in 1644 and remained its ruling class until the Revolution of 1912. From Manchu, lit. pure, name of the tribe descended from the Nu chen Tartars … Etymology dictionary
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
Manchu — Infobox Ethnic group group = Manchu (Manju, Man) 满族 population = approx. 10.68 million (2000)cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/e groups/shaoshu/shao manchu.htm|title=Ethnic Groups china.org.cn The Manchu ethnic… … Wikipedia
Manchu — /man chooh /, n., pl. Manchus, (esp. collectively) Manchu, adj. n. 1. a member of a Tungusic people of Manchuria who conquered China in the 17th century and established a dynasty there (Manchu dynasty or Ch ing 1644 1912). 2. a Tungusic language… … Universalium
Manchu-Tungus languages — or Tungusic languages Family of about 10 Altaic languages spoken by fewer than 55,000 people in Siberia, Mongolia, and northern China. All the languages have been losing ground for centuries as their speakers switch to the languages of… … Universalium