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The term Tungusic peoples is used to describe peoples speaking a Tungusic language
Tungusic languages

The Tungusic languages are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. Although it is a very debated subject, many linguists consider them to be part of the Altaic languages language phylum, which, if it actually exists as a genetic entity, also includes the Turkic languages and Mongolic languages language families....
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usic peoples are:

largest of the Tungusic peoples are the Manchu
Manchu

The Manchu people are a Tungusic peoples who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the seventeenth century, with the help of Ming rebels , they conquered the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until its abolition in 1911 after the Xinhai Revolution, which established Republic of China in its place....
 who are around 10,000,000 in number. They are originally from Northeast China
Northeast China

Northeast China is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers, from North Korea by the Yalu River and Tumen River, and from the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region by the Greater Khingan Range....
 (Manchuria
Manchuria

Manchuria is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within People's Republic of China, or is divided between China and Russia....
), but since they conquered China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 in the 1600s, and especially during the 1900s, they have almost totally been assimilated
Cultural assimilation

Cultural assimilation is when an individual or individuals adopts some or all aspects of a dominant culture . Cultural assimilation is a process of socialization....
 into the main Han Chinese
Han Chinese

Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and, by most modern definitions, the largest single ethnic group in the Earth.Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98 percent of the population of the Republic of China , 75 percent of the population of Singapore, and about 19 percent...
 population of China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, though are often still living in northern China.






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The term Tungusic peoples is used to describe peoples speaking a Tungusic language
Tungusic languages

The Tungusic languages are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. Although it is a very debated subject, many linguists consider them to be part of the Altaic languages language phylum, which, if it actually exists as a genetic entity, also includes the Turkic languages and Mongolic languages language families....
.

Peoples

Tungusic peoples are:
  • Evenks
    Evenks

    The Evenks or Evenki are a Tungusic people of Northern Asia. In Russia, the Evenks are recognized as one of the Indigenous peoples of the Russian North, with a population of 35,527 ....
  • Evens
    Evens

    The Evens or Eveny are a people in Siberia and the Russian Far East. They live in some of the regions of the Magadan Oblast and Kamchatka Krai and northern parts of Sakha Republic east of the Lena River....
  • Jurchens
    Jurchens

    The Jurchens were a Tungusic peoples who inhabited the region of Manchuria until the 17th century, when they adopted the name Manchu. They established the Jin Dynasty between 1115 and 1122; it lasted until 1234 when the Mongols arrived....
     (Names of the Manchu before 16th century)
  • Manchu
    Manchu

    The Manchu people are a Tungusic peoples who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the seventeenth century, with the help of Ming rebels , they conquered the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until its abolition in 1911 after the Xinhai Revolution, which established Republic of China in its place....
  • Negidals
    Negidals

    Negidals are a people in the Khabarovsk Krai in Russia, who live along the Amgun River and Amur River. Their language belongs to the Tungusic languages and is very close to the Evenk language....
  • Nanai
    Nanai

    The Nanai people are a Tungusic people of the Far East, who have traditionally lived along Heilongjiang , Songhua River and Ussuri rivers on the Middle Amur Basin....
  • Oroch
    Oroch

    Orochs or Orochons are a small people of Russia that speak the Oroch dialect of the Southern group of Tungusic languages. According to the 2002 census, there were 686 Orochs in Russia....
  • Orok
  • Oroqen
    Oroqen

    The Oroqen people are an ethnic group in northern China. They form one of the List of Chinese ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China....
  • Udege
    Udege

    Udege are a people who live in the Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai regions in Russia. They live along the tributaries of the Ussuri River, Amur River, Khungari River and Anyuy River Rivers....
  • Ulchs
    Ulchs

    Ulchs are an indigenous people of the Russian Far East. Over 90% of Ulchis live in Ulchsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. According to the Russian Census , there were 2,913 Ulchs living in Russia — down from 3,173 recorded in the Soviet Census , but up from 2,494 recorded in the 1979 Soviet Census , and 2,410 recorded in the 19...
  • Xibe
    Xibe

    The Xibe are an ethnic group living mostly in northeast China and Xinjiang. They form one of the List of Chinese ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China....


Location

The largest of the Tungusic peoples are the Manchu
Manchu

The Manchu people are a Tungusic peoples who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the seventeenth century, with the help of Ming rebels , they conquered the Ming Dynasty and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until its abolition in 1911 after the Xinhai Revolution, which established Republic of China in its place....
 who are around 10,000,000 in number. They are originally from Northeast China
Northeast China

Northeast China is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers, from North Korea by the Yalu River and Tumen River, and from the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region by the Greater Khingan Range....
 (Manchuria
Manchuria

Manchuria is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within People's Republic of China, or is divided between China and Russia....
), but since they conquered China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
 in the 1600s, and especially during the 1900s, they have almost totally been assimilated
Cultural assimilation

Cultural assimilation is when an individual or individuals adopts some or all aspects of a dominant culture . Cultural assimilation is a process of socialization....
 into the main Han Chinese
Han Chinese

Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and, by most modern definitions, the largest single ethnic group in the Earth.Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98 percent of the population of the Republic of China , 75 percent of the population of Singapore, and about 19 percent...
 population of China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, though are often still living in northern China. Evenks live in the Evenk Autonomous Okrug
Evenk Autonomous Okrug

Evenkiysky District is an administrative-territorial entity with special status?a district within Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Before January 1, 2007, it was the only district of Evenk Autonomous Okrug , or Evenkia?a federal subjects of Russia of Russia, which, as of 2006, at 767,600 km?, was Russia's seventh largest and l...
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
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