Tungusic languages

Tungusic
EthnicityTungusic peoples
Geographic
distribution
Siberia, Manchuria
Linguistic classificationOne of the world's primary language families
Subdivisions
ISO 639-5tuw
Glottologtung1282
Geographic distribution of the Tungusic languages

The Tungusic languages /tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/ (also known as Manchu-Tungus and Tungus) form a language family spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria by Tungusic peoples. Many Tungusic languages are endangered. There are approximately 75,000 native speakers of the dozen living languages of the Tungusic language family. The term "Tungusic" is from an exonym for the Evenk people (Ewenki) used by the Yakuts ("tongus").


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