Definition of Tungusic

1. Noun. Any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family.

Generic synonyms: Altaic
Specialized synonyms: Evenk, Tungus, Manchu

2. Noun. A family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas.
Exact synonyms: Tungusic Language
Generic synonyms: Altaic, Altaic Language
Specialized synonyms: Evenki, Ewenki, Tungus, Tunguz, Manchu

Definition of Tungusic

1. a. Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.

Definition of Tungusic

1. Noun. A language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to this language or its speakers ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tungusic

Tulostomatales
Tulsa
Tulu
Tumandar
Tumbuka
Tums
Tunga
Tunga penetrans
Tungabhadra
Tungidae
Tungoose
Tungooses
Tungus
Tunguses
Tungusic (current term)
Tungusic language
Tungusological
Tunguz
Tunis
Tunis cake
Tunis cakes
Tunisia
Tunisian
Tunisian Arabic
Tunisian dinar
Tunisian dirham
Tunisian monetary unit
Tunisians
Tunney

Literary usage of Tungusic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Japan: Its History, Traditions, and Religions: With the Narrative of a Visit by Edward James Reed (1880)
"... theory of a Japanese migration from Babel—The theory of an Aino origin—The Japanese a Tungusic race—Their route from ..."

2. The Languages of the Seat of War in the East: With a Survey of the Three by Friedrich Max Müller (1855)
"It would carry us too far were we to attempt to pass Tungusic in review all the ... Hence we may dismiss the whole Tungusic branch, which extends from China ..."

3. Suggestions for the Assistance of Officers in Learning the Languages of the by Friedrich Max Müller (1854)
"Tungusic Hence we may dismiss the whole Tungusic branch. ... Though Tungusic tribes in Siberia are under Russian sway, they are not likely to appear on the ..."

4. Ridpath's Universal History: An Account of the Origin, Primitive Condition by John Clark Ridpath (1897)
"It is believed, indeed, that the Tungusic branch reached the ocean in the ... Probably at the present time the whole Tungusic stock is not represented by ..."

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