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Evenki

E·ven·ki [ i véngkee, i wéngkee ] (plural E·ven·ki or E·ven·kis) or E·wen·ki [ i wéngkee ] (plural E·wen·ki or E·wen·kis)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Asian ethnic group: a member of an ethnic group that lives mainly in eastern parts of Asia of the former Soviet Union and northwestern China

2. language spoken in Asia: a Tungusic language spoken in the eastern parts of Asia of the former Soviet Union and northwestern China. It belongs to the Mongolian branch of Altaic. Native speakers: 30,000.

[Via Russian, "Evenki people" < Evenki]

E·ven·ki adjective
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