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Evenki

Other Language Families of Asia

Evenki, also called Tungus, is the largest member of the northern group of Tungusic languages, traditionally spoken across a wide area of Siberia in the Asian part of Russia as well as in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in China. It is written mainly in the Cyrillic script, with Latin and, experimentally, Mongolian script also in use.

Facts
Speaker Count
24,000 1
24,000 (2024) per the infobox figure; the 2021 Russian census counted only 5,831 speakers within Russia specifically.
Status
Living 1
Region
Most of the Asian part of Russia; also Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in China 1
Evenki
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Source Wikipedia: Evenki Language

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Source Wikipedia: Evenki Language
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1. Wikipedia: Evenki Language
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  • Lead section, largest member of the northern Tungusic languages statement
  • Infobox, speaker count figure (24,000, 2024)
  • Infobox, native region field
  • Infobox, current speaker figures
  • In Family: Tungusic, Lead section, largest member of the northern group of Tungusic languages
  • Written In: Cyrillic Script, Infobox, writing system field, Cyrillic listed first
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