Evenki
Language Information
Fvenki, also known as Tungus, is spoken over a vast expanse of territory extending from central Siberia to the Pacific Ocean. Its speakers number only 15,000, about one-fifth of whom live in the Evenki National District, an area of some 286,000 square miles astride the Lower Tunguska and Stony Tunguska rivers. The remainder live in scattered settlements to the east, a few even as far as Sakhalin Island.
The Evenki live by hunting, fishing, and reindeer-herding. Their language is of the Tungusic group, which forms a branch of the Altaic family.
- Language Family
- Altaic
- Subgroup
- Tungusic
- Branch
- Northern
Evenki Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Evenki
Упкат илэл ты̄нмукирди, урэ̄лди мэ̄нңи са̄рича̄ди балдыдяра. Нуңартын дялитви, һалдяндыви биси, мэмэгӣлвэр аяралды̄дяна тэдет о̄мамачитын.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights