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E⋅ven⋅ki

  [i-weng-kee, i-veng-]
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–noun, plural -kis, (especially collectively) -ki for 1.
1. a member of a Siberian people living mainly in the Yakut Autonomous Republic, Khabarovsk territory, and Evenki National District in the Russian Federation.
2. the Tungusic language spoken by the Evenki.
Origin:
< Russ ėvénki < Evenki əwənkī self-designation used by various local groups of Evenki
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E·ven·ki   (ĭ-wěng'kē, ĭ-věng'-)   
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.


[Russian, Evenki people, from Evenki ə´wənkī.]
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