Tungusic languages

Together with the Turk and Mongol language families, these languages form the third main branch of the Altaic family of languages.

The Tungusic languages are divided into a northern and a southern group. The northern group comprises:

• Tungus (Even) of central Siberia and
• Lamut (Evenki) of eastern Siberia

The southern group comprises:

• Manchu of Manchuria, which is the only

Tungusic language with a literature and a written history.

• the Amur dialects, including Nanai, Goldi, Oroch, etc.