Evenki
[ ih-weng-kee, ih-veng- ]
/ ɪˈwɛŋ ki, ɪˈvɛŋ- /
noun, plural E·ven·kis, (especially collectively) E·ven·ki for 1.
a member of a Siberian people living mainly in the Yakut Autonomous Republic, Khabarovsk territory, and Evenki National District in the Russian Federation.
the Tungusic language spoken by the Evenki.
Origin of Evenki
< Russian
ėvénki < Evenki
əwənkī self-designation used by various local groups of Evenki
British Dictionary definitions for evenki
Evenki
/ (əˈvɛŋkɪ) /
noun
plural Evenki
a Tungus people of E Siberia
the language of this people