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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,
CLASSIFICATION		Tungusic, Northern Tungusic
ORTHOGRAPHY		Cyrillic script
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		evn
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Aoluguya Huihe Chenba'erhu Haila'er Morigele
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Information from: “Red Book on Endangered Languages: Northeast Asia” . Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen (2000)

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~10,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~30,000

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Still learnt by part of the children in some localities, notably in the Tunguska region (within the Evenki Autonomous District) and in the middle Amur region

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Russian

Scripts (Writing system)

Cyrillic script

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The language has a written norm used for elementary-school textbooks and occasional other publications.

PLACES: Siberia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: The widest-spread language of Siberia, spoken by a population sparsely covering the whole taiga zone from the Yenisei in the west to the lower Amur and Sakhalin in the east, and from Taimyr and the lower Lena in the north to Baikal and the upper Amur in the south; a small group of speakers, known as the Manchurian Reindeer Tungus (often erroneously called "Yakut"), live on the Chinese side of the upper Amur.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
29,000
Native speakers worldwide

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<13,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Evenki has the following speakers per dialect: Ewenk <1,000; Solon <10,000; Oroqen <2,500.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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Most speakers of Oroqen and Solon are over 50.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Daur Mongol
Chinese

PLACES: China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northeastern Inner Mongolia

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
27,615
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
30,500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
19,000 in China (1999 D. Chaoke). 3,000 monolinguals. Huihe 14,300, Aoluguya 150, Chenba’erhu 1,600. Population total all countries: 27,615. Ethnic population: 30,500 (2000 census)

DATE OF INFO: 1999 speakers, population 2000 (census)

PLACES: Mongolia; China; Russia

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
21,584
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12,093
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
30,233

DATE OF INFO: 1989

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York				2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.															48.0,120.0
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	30,500	27,615	1999 speakers, population 2000 (census)	10000-99999	19,000 in China (1999 D. Chaoke). 3,000 monolinguals. Huihe 14,300, Aoluguya 150, Chenba’erhu 1,600. Population total all countries: 27,615. Ethnic population: 30,500 (2000 census)			Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Mongolia; China; Russia
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris		http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		21,584		10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						48.166,119.4873
		2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge				David Bradley	Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD		<13,500		10000-99999	Evenki has the following speakers per dialect: Ewenk <1,000; Solon <10,000; Oroqen <2,500.	Daur Mongol, Chinese		Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	Most speakers of Oroqen and Solon are over 50.	15	China	Northeastern Inner Mongolia
		2000	Red Book on Endangered Languages: Northeast Asia						UNESCO	http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/nasia_report.html	Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen	Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen. 2000. "UNESCO RED BOOK ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: NORTHEAST ASIA." Online: http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/nasia_report.html		~30,000	~10,000		1000-9999		Russian	almost all	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	Still learnt by part of the children in some localities, notably in the Tunguska region (within the Evenki Autonomous District) and in the middle Amur region	14	Siberia	The widest-spread language of Siberia, spoken by a population sparsely covering the whole taiga zone from the Yenisei in the west to the lower Amur and Sakhalin in the east, and from Taimyr and the lower Lena in the north to Baikal and the upper Amur in the south; a small group of speakers, known as the Manchurian Reindeer Tungus (often erroneously called "Yakut"), live on the Chinese side of the upper Amur.
			World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			29,000		10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
9985-936922		1993	The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire			Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits				http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook		"The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire." edited by Andrew Humphreys and Krista Mits. Online: http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook.		30,233	12,093	1989	1000-9999		Russian	75.2 % of the Evenk were fluent in Russian	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Evenki

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

29,000

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<13,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

27,615

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

21,584

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

12,093

Discussion

Evenki

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

29,000

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<13,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

27,615

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

21,584

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

12,093

Discussion

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