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Tungusic is an English word with synonyms like altaic. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tungusic in a sentence

Tungusic meaning

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

Synonyms of Tungusic

altaic tungusic language altaic language

Related words

Other words often associated with Tungusic or its synonyms:

asiatic asian

Using Tungusic

  • The main meaning on this page is: A language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.
  • Useful related words include: altaic, tungusic language, altaic language.
  • In the example corpus, tungusic often appears in combinations such as: and tungusic, tungusic languages.

Context around Tungusic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mongolic 2× different 1×

Often after:

languages 2× korean 1× vowel 1× people 1×

Sentence patterns with Tungusic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

between different tungusic and mongol 1× from several tungusic languages cited 1× mongolic and tungusic 1× mongolic and tungusic from cognates 1× mongolic and tungusic languages form 1× to the tungusic people s 1× tungusic vowel harmony 1× turkic and tungusic but not 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

georg et al 1× however starostin 2005 1× in sum the 1× it tries hard 1× poppe 1976 470 1× poppe considered the 1×

Common sentence endings:

and chinese agriculturalists 1× description and analysis 1× hunter gatherer lifestyle 1× korean and japanese 1× mongolic and tungusic 1× necessarily closely related 1×

Words around Tungusic

Just before it in the word index:

tungurahua 3 tungsten 122 tungstate 2 tungsram 2 tunggal 2 tungabhadra 3

Just after it in the word index:

tunguska 14 tunheim 4 tuni 2 tuniaz 2 tunic 55 tunica 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Tungusic

  • In this selection, "tungusic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mongolic, different, languages, korean and vowel stand out and add context to how "tungusic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include between different tungusic and mongol and from several tungusic languages cited. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tungusic" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tungusic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Tungusic vowel harmony: Description and analysis. (6 words)

However, Starostin (2005) citation mentions evidence from several Tungusic languages cited by Starostin et al. (15 words)

Poppe considered the issue of the relationship of Korean to Turkic-Mongolic-Tungusic not settled. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

In sum, the idea was that Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic languages form a Sprachbund —the result of convergence through intensive borrowing and long contact among speakers of languages that are not necessarily closely related. (34 words)

It tries hard to distinguish loans between Turkic and Mongolic and between Mongolic and Tungusic from cognates; and it suggests words that occur in Turkic and Tungusic but not in Mongolic. (31 words)

The historical narrative of what is now Eastern Inner Mongolia mostly consists of alternations between different Tungusic and Mongol tribes, rather than the struggle between nomads and Chinese agriculturalists. (29 words)

Example sentences (9)

It tries hard to distinguish loans between Turkic and Mongolic and between Mongolic and Tungusic from cognates; and it suggests words that occur in Turkic and Tungusic but not in Mongolic.

Georg et al. 1999: 81 Another view accepts Altaic as a valid family but includes in it only Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic.

However, Starostin (2005) citation mentions evidence from several Tungusic languages cited by Starostin et al.

In sum, the idea was that Turkic, Mongolic, and Tungusic languages form a Sprachbund —the result of convergence through intensive borrowing and long contact among speakers of languages that are not necessarily closely related.

Poppe 1976: 470 Since then, the standard set of languages included in Macro-Altaic has been Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Korean, and Japanese.

Poppe considered the issue of the relationship of Korean to Turkic-Mongolic-Tungusic not settled.

The historical narrative of what is now Eastern Inner Mongolia mostly consists of alternations between different Tungusic and Mongol tribes, rather than the struggle between nomads and Chinese agriculturalists.

Tungusic vowel harmony: Description and analysis.

Von Schrenk speculated that this differing attitude towards dholes was due to the Tungusic people's more nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

Common combinations with tungusic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tungusic" in a sentence?
An example: "It tries hard to distinguish loans between Turkic and Mongolic and between Mongolic and Tungusic from cognates; and it suggests words that occur in Turkic and Tungusic but not in Mongolic." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "tungusic" from authentic English texts.
What does "tungusic" mean?
Tungusic means: A language family spoken in Inner Mongolia and parts of Siberia.
What are synonyms of "tungusic"?
Common synonyms of "tungusic" include: altaic, tungusic language, altaic language.
How many example sentences with "tungusic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "tungusic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.