SINCE 1828
Tungus
noun
Tun·gus
| \ tu̇ŋ-ˈgüz
, tən-\
, tən-\
plural Tungus
or Tunguses
Definition of Tungus
1
: a member of an indigenous people of central and southeastern Siberia
2
: the Tungusic language of the Tungus people
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