Tunguses
- plural of Tungus.
Example Sentences
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Yet he might have found in Witsen that the Reindeer are ridden by various Siberian Tribes, but especially by the Tunguses.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry
The Tunguses, however, use their few deer to better advantage and in a greater variety of ways than do the Koraks.
From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George
East of the Yenisei are the Tunguses, a small people divided into "settled," "horse," "reindeer," and "dog" Tunguses, according to the domestic animal of most importance to their mode of life.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
The Tunguses of Siberia have so much habitual politeness that Wrangell called them "the French of the tundra."
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
It is certain, however, that no one of the four great wandering tribes of north-eastern Siberia, Koraks, Chukchis, Tunguses, and Lamutkis, uses in any way the reindeer's milk.
From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George
