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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:
Tungusic language with a literature and a written history.
- the Amur dialects, including Nanai, Goldi, Oroch, etc.