Nivkh
[ neefk, neefkh ]
noun,plural Nivkhs, Niv·khi [neef-kee, -khee], /ˈnif ki, -xi/, (especially collectively) Nivkh for 1.
an Indigenous people of southeastern Siberia, now living mainly in scattered communities on the lower Amur River and Sakhalin Island.
the Paleosiberian language of the Nivkh.
Origin of Nivkh
1First recorded in 1960–65; from Russian, from Nivkh (Amur dialect) ńivx a self-designation
- Also called Gilyak .
Words Nearby Nivkh
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