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Tungusic

/tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/

Tungusic proper noun: a language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.

Proper noun

Tungusic

  1. A language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.

Adjective

Tungusic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to these languages or their speakers.

Origin of Tungusic

From Tungus + -ic.

Words formed from Tungusic

Questions about Tungusic

What does Tungusic mean?
Tungusic means a language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.
What part of speech is Tungusic?
Tungusic can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Tungusic?
Tungusic is pronounced /tʊŋˈɡʊsɪk/.

Words near Tungusic in the dictionary

  1. Tungting
  2. Tungurahua
  3. Tungus
  4. Tunguses
  5. Tungusian
  6. Tungusic
  7. tungusite
  8. Tunguska event
  9. Tunguskan
  10. Tungusological
  11. Tungusologist

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