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Meaning of "Evenk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EVENK

Evenk  [əˈveŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVENK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Evenk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVENK

Evening Prayer
evening prayers
evening primrose
evening primrose oil
evening star
evening stock
evening wear
evenings
Evenki

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVENK

bank
blank
dank
drink
drunk
frank
funk
Genk
I don´t think
ink
link
on the blink
permalink
pink
rank
renk
tank
thank
the West Bank
think

Synonyms and antonyms of Evenk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Evenk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVENK

Find out the translation of Evenk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Evenk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Evenk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鄂温克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evenk
570 millions of speakers

English

Evenk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Evenk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Evenk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эвенкийский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Evenk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Evenk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Evenk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ewenken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Evenk
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예벤 키족
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Evenk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Evenk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शार्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evenk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Evenk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Evenk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

евенкійський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Evenk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Evenk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Evenk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Evenk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Evenk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Evenk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVENK»

The term «Evenk» is normally little used and occupies the 109.766 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Evenk
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVENK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Evenk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Evenk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Evenk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVENK»

Discover the use of Evenk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Evenk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Deer Goddess of Ancient Siberia: A Study in the Ecology ...
C. THE EVENK AND EVENK MYTHIC TRADITIONS The Tungusic Evenk are the most numerous of the Siberian "small peoples." They may be found across the whole of Siberia, from the far southeast in the region of the Amur River, around ...
Esther Jacobson, 1993
2
Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia
Their descendants make up the large majority of the modern Evenk in China. Traditionally, Evenk culture was a mix- ture of pastoralists and hunterăgatherers. By the 19th century, they had divided into two major divisions based on differ- ent  ...
James B. Minahan, 2014
3
An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China
Russians* made sure that the taxes were paid by taking hostages from each Evenk clan and holding them for a tax ransom. The Evenks suffered a rapid population decline because of the diseases imported by the Russian settlers and  ...
James Stuart Olson, 1998
4
Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge
The language situation ofthe Evenk can illustrate the consequences of Soviet politics. The Evenk are 70,000 individuals10 and live in small groups in Eastern and Central Siberia (38,000 individuals in Russia) and in Manchuria (35,000 ...
Erich Kasten, Tjeerd De Graaf, 2013
5
Keeping Languages Alive: Documentation, Pedagogy and ...
According to the 2010 Russian census, 19 per cent of the Evenk speak their native language. Figures for the other Manchu-Tungus peoples are as follows: Even (25 per cent native speakers), Negidal (10 per cent), Nanaj (11 per cent), Udegej ...
Mari C. Jones, Sarah Ogilvie, 2013
6
An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of the Russian and Soviet Empires
included a boarding school for Evenk children, a health clinic, a bathhouse, and a community center. A library and theater were quickly added, and more cultural bases were soon established for the Evenk. In order to move the Evenks from ...
James Stuart Olson, Lee Brigance Pappas, Nicholas Charles Pappas, 1994
7
Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: D-K
There is some confusion as to the actual Evenk population, because some Soviet census returns counted only speakers of Evenk, while with respect to culture the numbers were considerablv higher. THE EVENK HOMELAND; The Evenk ...
James Minahan, 2002
8
The Peoples of the USSR: An Ethnographic Handbook
Evenk are horse and cattle breeders. Many Evenk have been assimilated by the Russians, Buryats, Yakuts, and Mongols (in Mongolia) . LANG: Evenk belongs to the Tungusic division of the Tungus-Manchu branch of the Uralo-Altaic ...
Ronald Wixman, 1988
9
When the North Was Red: Aboriginal Education in Soviet Siberia
three-month "expedition" to a northern region to collect folklore. In 1987 three such expeditions were to be mounted: one to the Yamalo—Nenets Autonomous Region north of Salekhard, one to the Tura area of the Evenk Autonomous Okrug,  ...
Dennis A. Bartels, Alice L. Bartels, 1995
10
A Life Cycle for Clusters?: The Dynamics of Agglomeration, ...
0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 EvenK=4 EvenK=8 EvenK=12 Egoistic Collective Egoistic Individualistic Neighbour Group 1 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 Group 2 0.50 0.55 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.75 0.80 Egoistic Collective Egoistic  ...
Kerstin Press, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVENK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Evenk is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'The bear licked blood from my neck and gnawed my legs'
In 2013 a bear killed and ate an Evenk man in a village,' says Mr Ivanov. According to the statistics, there are 7,000 bears living in Amur region. «The Siberian Times, Jul 15»
2
Fed up with failing peace, Ukraine rebels eager to end cease-fire
Some are from nearby towns and cities. The voyage there has been longer for others, like Valery, an ethnic Evenk from the Siberian region of ... «TriValley Central, Jun 15»
3
Fed up with failing peace, Ukraine rebels eager to fight
The voyage there has been longer for others, like Valery, an ethnic Evenk from the Siberian region of Yakutia in Russia, around 5,500 ... «Military Times, Jun 15»
4
Comment: Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
In 1926, the ethnographer Innokenty Suslov interviewed the local Indigenous Evenk people, who still vividly remembered the Tunguska airburst ... «SBS, May 15»
5
Finding meteorite impacts in Aboriginal oral tradition
In 1926, the ethnographer Innokenty Suslov interviewed the local Indigenous Evenk people, who still vividly remembered the Tunguska airburst ... «Northern Star, Mar 15»
6
Extraordinary Portraits Of Life In The Extreme North Of The World
The Gwichin, Saami, Khanti, Nenet, Evenk, Yakuts and Inuits helped him to discover that the cold and darkness can be a part of everyday life. «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
7
Cristian Barnett, fotografo dell'estremo nord: "Il Circolo Polare Artico …
Così insieme ai Gwichin, Saami, Khanti, Nenet, Evenk, Yakuts, e agli Inuit ha scoperto che la freddezza e l'oscurità sono semplicemente aspetti ... «L'Huffington Post, Feb 15»
8
Lawrence of Siberia? The quiet majesty of our little known deserts
A number of sand dunes – which actually translates as 'tukulan' in the Evenk language – can be seen along the banks. Summer temperatures ... «The Siberian Times, Jan 15»
9
On Dasher! On Prancer! On...Where's Vixen? Reindeer Numbers …
The Evenk historically have relied on reindeer for milk and transport. More recently, the animals and the herders themselves have become a ... «TakePart, Dec 14»
10
Russia's River Villages: Strangers in Strange Zhigansk
... as our team came face-to-face with the wonderful Yakut and Evenk people of this region. The numerous similarities in physical characteristics ... «National Geographic, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Evenk [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/evenk>. Apr 2024 ».
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