Evenki

[ ih-weng-kee, ih-veng- ]

noun,plural E·ven·kis, (especially collectively) E·ven·ki for 1.

a member of a Siberian people living mainly in the Yakut Autonomous Republic, Khabarovsk territory, and Evenki National District in the Russian Federation.
the Tungusic language spoken by the Evenki.

Origin of Evenki

<Russian ėvénki<Evenki əwənkī self-designation used by various local groups of Evenki

Words Nearby Evenki

evenings
evening school
evening star
evening stock
evening watch
Evenki
even-minded
even money
even out
even permutation
evens

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British Dictionary definitions for Evenki

Evenki

/ (əˈvɛŋkɪ) /

noun

plural Evenki a Tungus people of E Siberia
the language of this people

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