/i weng"kee, i veng"-/ , n. , pl. Evenkis , ( esp. collectively ) Evenki for 1.
1. a member of a Siberian people living mainly in the Yakut Autonomous Republic, Khabarovsk territory, and Evenki National District in the Russian Federation.
2. the Tungusic language spoken by the Evenki.
[ evénki awanki self-designation used by various local groups of Evenki ]