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Tungusic language

Tungusic language

9.9
Languages that people such as Manchu and Evenki speak in Northeast Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
: lengua tunguska
  • The Tungusic language group includes languages spoken by the Evenki and Manchu peoples.

Examples

  • Documentation of Tungusic languages is crucial for preserving endangered indigenous cultures.

  • Some researchers debate whether Korean is related to the Tungusic language family.

  • The Tungusic language family includes several dialects.

  • Many scholars study Tungusic languages to understand their origins.

  • The Tungusic language family includes languages spoken by the Evenki and Manchu peoples.

  • Some researchers debate whether Korean is related to the Tungusic language family.

  • Documentation of Tungusic languages is crucial for preserving endangered indigenous cultures.

Synonyms

Tungusic
vsTungusic language
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of languages from eastern Siberia and northeastern China like Manchu

focuses on speakers mainly in Mongolia and nearby Northeast Asian regions

Surface Forms

Tungusic language singular
Tungusic languages plural

Morphology

Tungusic + language

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: if a learner knows 'Tungusic' denotes the Tungusic language family and 'language' means a spoken/written system, they can infer 'Tungusic language' refers to a language of that family. This is a non-idiomatic, cross-linguistically common nominal construction, so its meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Tungusic language comes from the Russian name 'Tungus' for several Siberian peoples such as the Evenki and Manchu. That's why the phrase means 'the languages of the Tungus people' and is used for that family of related languages.