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EVENKI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Evenki mean?
• EVENKI (noun)
The noun EVENKI has 2 senses:
1. a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
2. the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
Familiarity information: EVENKI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Evenki; Ewenki
Hypernyms ("Evenki" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Evenki; Ewenki; Tungus; Tunguz
Hypernyms ("Evenki" is a kind of...):
Tungusic; Tungusic language (a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)
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