Meaning of Tungusology | Babel Free

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The study of the Tungusic languages.

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“Ligeti himself has mainly studied questions of Mongolology and Tungusology (including Manchu).”

“On the other hand, at Ramstedt's time vast Siberian linguistic territories were still white spots on the map; thus linguistic geography, especially in Tungusology, was hardly possible until quite recently.”

“The Evenki volume of Castren's materials [Castren 1856] is generally considered to form the foundation of modern Tungusology.”

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