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Evenki
Эвэнки Evenki
Spoken in: China, Mongolia, Russia 
Region: Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in China; Selenge Province in Mongolia; Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia
Total speakers: 29,000
Language family: Altaic[1] (controversial)
 Tungusic
  Northern
   Evenki
    Evenki
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3: evn

Evenki (also known as Ewenki, Ewenke, Owenke, Solon, Suolun) is the largest member of the northern group of Tungusic languages, a group which also includes the Even and Negidal languages. The Tungusic languages (also known as Manchu-Tungus Tungus are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. The Even language (also known as Lamut Ewen Eben Orich Ilqan is a Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia Negidal (also known as Negidaly Neghidal is a language of the Tungusic family spoken in the Russian Far East along the lower reaches of the Amur River It is spoken by Evenks in Russia, Mongolia, and People's Republic of China. The Evenks or Evenki (autonym Эвэнкил Evenkil; Эвенки Evenki; 鄂温克族 pny ''Èwēnkè Zú'' formerly known as Tungus Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Solon is a dialect. [2]

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Description

The basic vocabulary and inflectional morphemes have almost nothing in common with the Mongolian and the Turkic languages, with which the Tungusic languages are sometimes popularly connected. The Mongolian language (mn [[ImageMonggol kelesvg 17px]] Mongɣol kele, Cyrillic: Монгол хэл Mongol khel) is the best-known member of The Turkic languages constitute a Language family of some thirty languages spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the In certain areas the influences of the Yakut and the Buryat languages are particularly strong. Sakha, or Yakut, is a Turkic language with around 460000 speakers spoken in the Sakha Republic in the Russian Federation by the Sakha Buryat (or Buriat is a Mongolic variety spoken by the Buryats that is usually classified as a language. The influence of Russian in general is overwhelming (in 1979, 75. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 2 % of the Evenkis spoke Russian, rising to 92. 7% in 2002). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Evenki language varies considerably among its dialects which are divided into three large groups: the northern, the southern and the eastern dialects. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of These are further divided into minor dialects. The written language for Evenkis in then the USSR, based on the Latin alphabet, was created in 1931, and since 1937 it was based on Cyrillic alphabet. A written language is the representation of a Language by means of a Writing system. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by [3] In China, Evenki is written in the Mongolian alphabet. The classic vertical Mongolian script (ɣɣul bičig, cyrillic: Монгол бичиг Mongol bichig) was the first of many writing systems created [1]

Orthography

Main article: Evenki alphabet

The Cyrillic script is used by Evenks living in Russia.

А а Б б В в Г г Д д Е е Ё ё Ж ж
З з И и Й й К к Л л М м Н н Ӈ ӈ
О о П п Р р С с Т т У у Ф ф Х х
Ц ц Ч ч Ш ш Щ щ Ъ ъ Ы ы Ь ь Э э
Ю ю Я я

Bibliography

Notes

  1. ^ Gordon, 2005 (Altaic)
  2. ^ Raymond G. Gordon, Jr, ed. 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics.
  3. ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, Entry on Evenki language

References

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Tungusic languages
Northern
Even | Evenki | Manegir | Negidal | Oroqen | Solon
Southern
Southeastern: Akani | Birar | Kile | Nanai | Oroch
Orok | Samagir | Udege | Ulch
Southwestern: Jurchen | Manchu | Xibe
The Tungusic languages (also known as Manchu-Tungus Tungus are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. The Northern Tungusic languages belong to the Tungusic family and are spoken in far eastern Russia and northeastern China. The Even language (also known as Lamut Ewen Eben Orich Ilqan is a Tungusic language spoken by the Evens in Siberia Negidal (also known as Negidaly Neghidal is a language of the Tungusic family spoken in the Russian Far East along the lower reaches of the Amur River Oroqen (also known as Orochon Oronchon Olunchun Elunchun Ulunchun is a Tungusic language spoken in the People's Republic of China. Evenki (also known as Ewenki Ewenke Owenke Solon Suolun is the largest member of the northern group of Tungusic languages, a group which also includes the Even The Southern Tungusic languages belong to the Tungusic family and are spoken in the extreme southeast of Russia ( Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai The Nanai language is spoken by the Nanai people in Siberia, and to a much smaller extent in China's Heilongjiang province where it is known as Hezhe The Udege language (also Udihe language, Udekhe language) is a language of the Tungusic family. The Ulch language, or Olcha, is a language spoken by the Ulch people in Siberia. The Jurchens ( were a Tungus people who inhabited the region of Manchuria ( Northeast China) until the 17th century when they adopted the name Manchu Manchu is a Tungusic language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin The Xibe language (also Sibo language, Xibo language) is a language of the Tungusic family spoken by members of the Xibe ethnic group in
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