 Among the Tungusic peoples of Siberia, shamanism is also widespread.The "Tale of the Nisan Shaman", a famous piece of folklore which describes the resurrection of a rich landowner's son by a female shaman, is known among various Tungusic peoples including the Manchus, Evenks, and Nanai people.Linguistically, Koryak and Chukchi are close congeners of Yup'il.