Tungusic language
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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
