Nivkh
American
[neefk, neefkh ]
/ nifk, nifx /
noun
plural
Nivkhs, Nivkhi,plural
Nivkh-
an Indigenous people of southeastern Siberia, now living mainly in scattered communities on the lower Amur River and Sakhalin Island.
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the Paleosiberian language of the Nivkh.
Etymology
Origin of Nivkh
First recorded in 1960–65; from Russian, from Nivkh (Amur dialect) ńivx a self-designation
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