Tungusic language

Tungusic language
noun
a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas
Syn: ↑Tungusic
Hypernyms: ↑Altaic, ↑Altaic language
Hyponyms: ↑Tungus, ↑Tunguz, ↑Evenki, ↑Ewenki, ↑Manchu

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 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

  • 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 — 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 — [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

  • Even language — language name=Even nativename=эвэды торэн (eved i toren) states=Russia region=Russian Far East speakers=7,168 familycolor=Altaic fam1=Altaic [Gordon, 2005 ( [http://www.ethnologue.com/show family.asp?subid=90009 Altaic] )] (controversial)… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …   Universalium

  • language — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) System of communication Nouns 1. language, tongue, lingo, vernacular, mother tongue, protolanguage; living or dead language; idiom, parlance, phraseology; wording; dialect, patois, cant, jargon, lingo,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Tungusic — 1. noun A language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia 2. adjective Of or pertaining to this language or its speakers …   Wiktionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”