name
Tungus
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ˈtuːnɡuːsListen
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Syllable breakdown
Tungus
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Evenki (Siberia, Russia)
- Meaning
- a self-designation used by Evenki peoples meaning 'people of the river' or 'people who run well'; historically used by Russian colonizers as a general term for all Tungusic-speaking peoples of Siberia
- Gender
- male
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