Tungusic peoples

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
 China10,646,954
 Russia78,051
 Taiwan12,000
 Japan1,020
 Ukraine610
 Mongolia537
 United States200
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, China, and Mongolia.

The Tungusic language family is divided into two main branches, Northern (EwenicUdegheic) and Southern Tungusic (JurchenicNanaic).