Definitions
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- noun a member of an
ethnic group inhabiting parts of NorthernChina - proper noun a Northern
Tungusic language spoken by the namesake people inChina - adjective of or related to the Oroqen people
- adjective of or related to the Oroqen language
Etymologies
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Possibly from Manchu ᠣᡵᠣᠨᠴᠣ ("those who inhabit the mountains")
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Examples
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Anyhow the case is that clade B006 is relatively common in Eurasia and among Native Americans, with peaks among Basques and Native Americans, as well as Mongolians or is that Oroqen, i.e.
Neanderthal DNA Kosmo 2008
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