The Altaic hypothesis was once one of the most fascinating linguistic theories, proposing that several language families ...

and the Manchu (a Tungusic people), who ruled China during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Transeurasian language speakers clearly travelled far and wide in ancient times, so we might ask what ...

The origin and early dispersal of Transeurasian languages, including, among others, Japanese, Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic, is among the most disputed issues of Asian prehistory.

Dr. Veronika Zikmundová researches Mongolic and Tungusic languages at the Institute for Asian Studies, Charles University, where she is currently the deputy head of the institute. On Thursday 24 ...

A vast Transeurasian language family that contains the Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Turkish and Tungusic languages has had its origins traced back 9000 years, to early farming communities in what ...