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TUNGUZ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tunguz mean?
• TUNGUZ (noun)
The noun TUNGUZ has 1 sense:
1. the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
Familiarity information: TUNGUZ used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Evenki; Ewenki; Tungus; Tunguz
Hypernyms ("Tunguz" is a kind of...):
Tungusic; Tungusic language (a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)
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