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- noun A member of the
Tungus people.
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Examples
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Schools were established to instruct students in everything from Ukrainian and Kirghiz to Evenk and Chukchi.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Schools were established to instruct students in everything from Ukrainian and Kirghiz to Evenk and Chukchi.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Schools were established to instruct students in everything from Ukrainian and Kirghiz to Evenk and Chukchi.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Schools were established to instruct students in everything from Ukrainian and Kirghiz to Evenk and Chukchi.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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No, the first commenter had it: it was Even and Evenk.
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The Evenk finished his packing, threw the sack over his shoulder and turned to Rostnikov, pointing at the jar of dark liquid.
A Cold Red Sunrise Kaminsky, Stuart M. 1988
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Even with layer-upon-layer of clothes and the best Evenk-made furs, no one could remain outside tonight without pain.
A Cold Red Sunrise Kaminsky, Stuart M. 1988
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"Time doesn't mean anything to an Evenk," Galich said.
A Cold Red Sunrise Kaminsky, Stuart M. 1988
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Shamanism is still practiced among the few Evenk natives remaining in the area and superstition is remarkably powerful.
A Cold Red Sunrise Kaminsky, Stuart M. 1988
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When Rostnikov repeated that the primary evidence against Samsonov was the testimony of an Evenk shaman, Samsonov had to be restrained by Famfanoff who, surprisingly, found enough strength within his abused body to control the furious doctor.
A Cold Red Sunrise Kaminsky, Stuart M. 1988
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