EWENKI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ewenki mean? 

• EWENKI (noun)
  The noun EWENKI 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: EWENKI used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EWENKI (noun)

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 ("Ewenki" 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 ("Ewenki" is a kind of...):

Tungusic; Tungusic language (a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)