Evenki

See also: evenki

English

Alternative forms

• Ewenki (Chinese)

Etymology 1

Derived from Russian эвенки́йский (evenkíjskij) or Evenki эвэнкӣ (əwənkī).

Proper noun

Evenki

1. A Tungusic language spoken in Russia, Mongolia and China.

Translations

language

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 埃文基語／埃文基语 (Āiwénjī yǔ), 鄂溫克語／鄂温克语 (zh) (Èwēnkè yǔ)

• Dolgan: эвэн тыла (even tıla)
• Evenki: эвэды̄ (əwədī)
• Finnish: evenki (fi)
• Ingrian: evenka
• Japanese: エベンキ語
• Nivkh: кʼилӈ (kʼilŋ)
• Polish: język ewenkijski m
• Russian: эвенки́йский (ru) m (evenkíjskij), эве́нкский m (evénkskij)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian эве́нки (evénki).

Noun

Evenki

1. plural of Evenk

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Evenki, evn ⁠