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The reindeer of the Tunguses are stated by the same traveller to be much larger and finer animals than those of Lapland.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry

All the deer which we eventually owned—some eight hundred—we obtained from the Wandering Tunguses.

From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George

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

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 term "West Y" seems to mean Tibetan-Tartars, and the term "North Y" seems to mean Mongoloid- Tunguses.

From Ancient China Simplified by Parker, Edward Harper