Also Known As:
Solon, Ewenki, эвенкский язык, эвэды̄ турэ̄н, Owenke, Suolun, Tungus, Chapogir, Avanki, Avankil, ewen-ki, Sprache der Hiesigen, Manegir, Ewenkische, Northwestern, Siberian Ewenki, 鄂溫克語, 埃文基語, 陳巴爾虎莫日格勒河方言, 雅庫特鄂溫克語, тунгусский язык, Ewenke
Dialects & Varieties
- Aoluguya
- Huihe
- Chenba'erhu
- Haila'er
- Morigele
Recent Resources
Блудный сын – эвенкийский
Prodigal Son-Evenki
This is a recording of the Prodigal Son from the Gospe
Story told in Evenki
Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 4
Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen. 2000. "UNESCO RED BOOK ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: NORTHEAST ASIA." Online: http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/nasia_report.html
Bibliography of Locations:
2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
Bibliography of Context:
Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen. 2000. "UNESCO RED BOOK ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: NORTHEAST ASIA." Online: http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/nasia_report.html