Tungusic peoples
1612 map by Isaac Massa showing Tingoesen landt (land of the Tungus, i.e. Evenks) | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Approx. 11 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| China | 10,646,954 |
| Russia | 78,051 |
| Taiwan | 12,000 |
| Japan | 1,020 |
| Ukraine | 610 |
| Mongolia | 537 |
| United States | 200 |
| Languages | |
| Tungusic languages, Russian (in Russia), Mandarin Chinese (in China), Mongolian (in Mongolia) | |
| Religion | |
| Various religions (including Shamanism and Buddhism) | |
Tungusic peoples are an ethnolinguistic group formed by the speakers of Tungusic languages (or Manchu–Tungus languages). They are native to Siberia, Mongolia and China.
The Tungusic language family is divided into two main branches, Northern (Ewenic–Udegheic) and Southern Tungusic (Jurchenic–Nanaic).