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
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
An elderly Tungus, in attendance on the shaman, was drying a drum at the fire meanwhile.
From Tales by Polish Authors by Various
Tumali, the, 75 Tungthas, the, 188 Tungus, the, 274 sqq., and Pl.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
The most numerous are the Buriats, Tungus, and Kalmuks, who lead nomadic lives, and for occupation rear their herds, hunt, and fish.
From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter
Daur is, in fact, the name applied by the Buryats to all the Tungus peoples of the Amur basin.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
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