Nanai

[ nuh-nahy ]
/ nəˈnaɪ /

noun, plural Na·nais, (especially collectively) Na·nai.

Nanay.

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Nanay

or Na·nai

[ nuh-nahy ]
/ nəˈnaɪ /

noun, plural Na·nays, (especially collectively) Na·nay for 1.

a member of a Tungusic people, traditionally hunters and fishermen, who inhabit the lower Amur Valley in southeastern Siberia and northeastern Manchuria.
the language of the Nanays.
Also called Goldi, Gold.
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