after 1880 russia's khamnigan evenks moved to semi nomadic herding of cattle, sheep, camels and horses. some time after 1918 the evenks, along with their buriat neighbors, fled over the border into mongolia and hulun buir, establishing the current khamnigan communities there. the khamnigan of mongolia, numbering 300 households, are scattered among the buriats and speak only the khamnigan dialect of buriat language. they live around the yeruu lake, dornod and khentii provinces as well as möngönmorit of töv province.