Nivkh

[ neefk, neefkh ]

/ nifk, nifx /

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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.

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Also called Gilyak .

Origin of Nivkh

First recorded in 1960–65; from Russian, from Nivkh (Amur dialect) ńivx a self-designation

Words nearby Nivkh

nival, nivation, Niven, niveous, Nivernais, Nivkh, Nivôse, nix, nixer, nixie, Nixie tube