Evenki
/ˈiːvənki/noun
A Tungusic people of Siberia and their language.
Did you know?The name is commonly explained as an ethnonym used for the Evenki people, while the older Russian form "Evenk" became widely used in scholarship and administration.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Modern
Tungusic
Evenki
“An ethnonym for a Tungusic-speaking people of Siberia”
19th Century
Russian
эвенки
“Russian ethnographic name for the Evenki people”
20th Century
English
Evenki
“English form used for the people, language, and related cultural references”
Modern English
English
Evenki
“A Tungusic people of Siberia and their language”