Evenki
- noun
- She is conducting research on the Evenki language and its unique grammatical features.
Examples
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Linguists have published a new Evenki dictionary to help preserve the language.
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The Evenki language is endangered due to modernization.
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Many words in Evenki have no direct equivalent in Russian or English.
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The Evenki language is rich in vocabulary related to nature.
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Linguists have published a new Evenki dictionary to help preserve the language.
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Many words in Evenki have no direct equivalent in Russian or English.
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The Evenki language is rich in vocabulary related to nature.
Synonyms
A language spoken by the Evenki people in eastern Siberia
A language spoken by the Evenki people in eastern Siberia
A language spoken by native people in eastern Siberia and parts of China
A language spoken by the Evenki people in eastern Siberia
A language spoken by the Evenki people in eastern Siberia
A language spoken by the Evenki people in eastern Siberia
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Evenki is also the name of the language spoken by those people. Like 'English', the word names both the people and their language, so Evenki refers to the language of the Evenki people in eastern Siberia.