Present research focuses on Mongolic loanwords in Ewenki dialects spoken in the territory of
Buryatia. The aim of this work is to clarify the status of early Mongolic (i.e. not Buryat) and
later Mongolic or Buryat layers. The introductory part of the book gives a short overview of
the Ewenki dialects of Buryatia (Barguzin Nercha Baunt and North-Baikal) their language
status common phonetic and semantic features and differences between them. Also a short
survey is given on the Khamnigan Mongol language and its dialects since the author considers
this language the main source of Mongolic elements in Ewenki dialects. As a result almost all
phonetic characteristics in Mongolic loanwords in Ewenki dialects coincide with Khamnigan
Mongol. This assumes that an 'Early' Mongolic language related to Modern Khamnigan Mongol was
spoken in the Transbaikalian territory before the Buryat tribes arrived here and this language
had a considerable effect on Ewenki dialects in the earlier stages of borrowing. This research
may strengthen the place of Khamnigan Mongol as an 'original' Mongolic language and not as an
original Tungusic language as some researchers claimed which was assimilated by the Mongolian
and Buryat people. It is a separate and independent language among other Mongolic languages
belonging to an archaic group and cannot be considered a Buryat dialect.
