Tungus
Americannoun
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a member of a formerly nomadic Mongoloid people of E Siberia
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Also called: Evenki. the language of this people, belonging to the Tungusic branch of the Altaic family
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Etymology
Origin of Tungus
1620–30; ≪ Russian tungús, probably < Tatar, a formation with the Turkic suffix *-guz, used in ethnic names; identity of 1st element obscure
Example Sentences
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It is their carefully detailed attempt to account for the incredible crash that rocked the Tungus region of Siberia over half a century ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
He ate heartily and with relish, for, according to Tungus ideas, no event in life is great enough to deprive a fat reindeer of its savouriness.
From Tales by Polish Authors by Various
But the great bulk of the Tungus nation are still Shamanists.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
A little to one side lie scattered the bones of the reindeer, killed on his grave, the harness, and the small Tungus sledge.
From Tales by Polish Authors by Various
Indeed the very word Shaman is of Tungus origin, though current also amongst the Buryats and Yakuts.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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