A family of a dozen living languages spoken across Siberia, Manchuria and Xinjiang, split into a Northern (Ewenic-Udegheic) and a Southern (Jurchenic-Nanaic) branch. Manchu, historically the most influential Tungusic language, is now critically endangered, and many other Tungusic languages face the same threat.
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RegionSiberia, Manchuria, Xinjiang 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusTungusic is considered a primary language family in its own right, with internal relationships among its languages well established even as many member languages face severe endangerment. 1 Connections
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Altaic, Language Families Why this is disputed. Tungusic is one of the three core families the Altaic hypothesis proposes to unite; most specialists attribute the resemblance to areal contact rather than common descent.
Source Wikipedia: Altaic Languages
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Source Wikipedia: Evenki Language
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1. Wikipedia: Tungusic Languages
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
approximately 75,000 native speakers of the dozen living languages
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considered a primary language family
Lead section
There are approximately 75,000 native speakers of the dozen living languages of the Tungusic language family.
View the Source Wikipedia: Altaic Languages
Wikipedia: Evenki Language
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Evenki, Lead section, largest member of the northern group of Tungusic languagesView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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