Evenki (Descriptive Grammars)

Book Description:

Evenki is one of nine Tungusic languages spoken in Siberia and Northern China and is remarkable both for the vast area where it is spoken and for its immense number of dialects and sub-dialects. The first ever complete description of this language, the text centers around the description of Evenki syntax and rich verbal and nominal morphology forms. More than two dozen non-finite verb forms are analyzed in detail and a variety of postpositions and locative cases fulfilling various adverbial functions are dealt with in relevant sections. Lexical groups are presented together with the basic Evenki vocabulary. Main findings of research here include the complete semantic analysis of the verb forms derived by means of the production passive marker, and detailed investigation of tense and aspect verb forms.