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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 Siberiaplay

2. the Tungusic language of the Evenki in eastern Siberiaplay

  Familiarity information: EVENKI used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EVENKI (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 ("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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