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Evenks

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Evenks
Ewenkī
File:Flag of Evenks.svg
Flag of the Evenks
Total population
69,856
Regions with significant populations
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia38,396
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China30,875
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia537
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine48
Languages
Evenki, Chinese, Russian, Mongolian
Religion
Shamanism, Orthodox Christianity, Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Other Tungusic peoples

The Evenks (Evenki: Ewenkī) are an ethnic group native to Northern Asia. Most of them are living in Russia (Siberia) or China (Inner Mongolia).[1] Small number of them also live in Mongolia and Ukraine.

Evenks are a Tungusic people. [2] They are related to the Manchu and the Oroqen.

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References[change]

  1. "Evenk News and Analysis on Intercontinental Cry". Intercontinental Cry. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. Duggan, Ana T.; Whitten, Mark; Wiebe, Victor; Crawford, Michael; Butthof, Anne; Spitsyn, Victor; Makarov, Sergey; Novgorodov, Innokentiy; Osakovsky, Vladimir (2013-12-12). "Investigating the Prehistory of Tungusic Peoples of Siberia and the Amur-Ussuri Region with Complete mtDNA Genome Sequences and Y-chromosomal Markers". PLOS ONE. 8 (12): e83570. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...883570D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083570. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3861515. PMID 24349531.