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 Count24,000 (2024) per the infobox figure; the 2021 Russian census counted only 5,831 speakers within Russia specifically. Attested From (Year) RegionMost of the Asian part of Russia; also Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang in China 2 Classification
Language Kind Connections
In Family
Source Wikipedia: Evenki Language
Written In
Source Wikipedia: Evenki Language
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Glottolog: Evenki (Glottolog languoid even1259)
GlottologEndangerment, AES statusQuote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: shifting
2. Wikipedia: Evenki Language
Wikimedia Foundation- 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
View the Source 3. Omniglot: Evenki language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotWritten EvenkiQuote, Written Evenki
Evenki was first written during the 1920s with a version of the Cyrillic alphabet.
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