Tungusic

Tun·gus·ic  (tng-gzk, tn-)

n.

A subfamily of the Altaic language family spoken in eastern Siberia and northern Manchuria that includes Evenki and Manchu. Also called Manchu-Tungus.

adj.

Of or relating to Tungusic or its speakers.

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Tungusic [tʊŋˈgʊsɪk]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a branch or subfamily of the Altaic family of languages, including Tungus and Manchu

adj also Tungusian

(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to these languages or their speakers

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tungusic - any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family Altaic - any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group Evenk, Tungus - a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu Manchu - a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century
	2.	Tungusic - a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas Tungusic language Altaic language, Altaic - a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe Tunguz, Evenki, Ewenki, Tungus - the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia Manchu - the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu