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Tungusic languages

Tungusic is a language family with 11 languages profiled on Glottosphere, spoken in Eurasia. The largest by number of speakers are Xibe, Evenki, and Even. 11 of them are listed as endangered.

LanguageCountriesSpeakersStatus
XibeChina, Kazakhstan27,000Vulnerable
EvenkiChina, Mongolia, Russia10,000Endangered
EvenRussia7,000Severely Endangered
OroqenChina, Russia2,500Severely Endangered
UlchRussia1,000Critically Endangered
NanaiChina, Russia180Severely Endangered
NegidalRussia150Severely Endangered
OrochRussia150Severely Endangered
UdiheRussia100Critically Endangered
OrokJapan, Russia60Critically Endangered
ManchuChina, Russia20Critically Endangered

Classification and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status: Endangered Languages Project. Only languages with a profile here are listed, so the family may have more members.