What is Tungusic languages?
{{Infobox language family |name=Tungusic |region=[[Siberia]], [[Manchuria]] |familycolor=Altaic |fam1=possibly [[Altaic languages|Altaic]] (controversial) |sil=17-844 |child1=Northern |child2=Southern |iso5=tuw |map=Linguistic map of the Tungusic languages.png |mapcaption=Geographic distribution }} The '''Tungusic languages''' (also known as Manchu-Tungus, Tungus) are spoken in Eastern [[Siberia]] and [[Manchuria]]. Some linguists consider them to be part of the [[Altaic languages]] but many others do not think so. Many Tungusic languages are in danger, and the long-term future of the family is uncertain. ==Classification== Linguists working on Tungusic have proposed a number of different classifications based on different criteria, including [[Morphology (linguistics)|morphological]], [[Vocabulary|lexical]], and [[Phonology|phonological]] characteristics. '''Northern Tungusic''' * [[Evenki language|Evenki]] (obsolete: Tungus), spoken by [[Ewenkis]] in central [[Siberia]] and northeastern [[China]] and * [[Even language|Even]] (Lamut) of eastern [[Siberia]] These languages can be considered dialects or related languages of Evenki: * [[Oroqen language|Oroqen]] * [[Negidal language|Negidal]] * [[Solon language|Solon]] * [[Manegir language|Manegir]] '''Southern Tungusic''' *Southeast Tungusic ** [[Nanai language|Nanai]] (Gold, Goldi, [[Hezhen]]) ** [[Akani language|Akani]] ** [[Birar language|Birar]] ** [[Kile language|Kile]] ** [[Samagir language|Samagir]] ** [[Orok language|Orok]] ** [[Ulch language|Ulch]] ** [[Oroch]] ** [[Udege language|Udege]] *Southwest Tungusic (or the Jurchen-Manchu group) ** [[Manchu language|Manchu]] of [[Manchuria]], the language of the [[Manchu]]s, who founded the [[Qing Dynasty]] of China. ** [[Xibe language|Sibe]] - spoken in [[Xinjiang]] autonomous region by descendants of a Manchurian tribe dispatched by the Qing Dynasty to Xinjiang as a military garrison. **[[Jurchen language|Jurchen]] - an extinct language of the [[Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)|Jin Dynasty]]