Evenki

E·ven·ki  (-wngk, -vng-) also E·wen·ki (-wngk)

n. pl. Evenki or E·ven·kis also Ewenki or E·wen·kis In both senses also called Tungus.

1. A member of a people inhabiting a large area of eastern Siberia in Russia and northern Nei Monggol (Inner Mongolia) in China.

2. The Tungusic language of the Evenki.

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[Russian, Evenki people, from Evenki ´wnk.]

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Evenki [əˈvɛŋkɪ]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl Evenki a Tungus people of E Siberia

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Evenki - a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia Ewenki Oriental, oriental person - a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
	2.	Evenki - the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia Tunguz, Ewenki, Tungus Tungusic language, Tungusic - a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas