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
At some distance from the fire, and leaning against the back of a reindeer as white as milk, stood a grey-headed Tungus in the old-time national costume.
From Tales by Polish Authors by Various
Yet none of this was accompanied by the gaiety and animation which usually prevails among the Tungus on such occasions.
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
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