Evenks
ethnic group
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.
Ewenkī | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Evenks | |
| Total population | |
| 69,856 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia | 38,396 |
 China | 30,875 |
 Mongolia | 537 |
 Ukraine | 48 |
| Languages | |
| Evenki, Chinese, Russian, Mongolian | |
| Religion | |
| Shamanism, Orthodox Christianity, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Tungusic peoples | |
Evenks are a Tungusic people. [2] They are related to the Manchu and the Oroqen.
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changeReferences
change- ↑ "Evenk News and Analysis on Intercontinental Cry". Intercontinental Cry. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ↑ 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.
