Nivkh

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nēfk, nēfкн)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Nivkh  (nēfk, nēfкн),USA pronunciation n., pl. Nivkhs, Niv•khi (nēfkē, -кнē),USA pronunciation (esp. collectively) Nivkh for 1.
  1. Language Varietiesan indigenous people of the Soviet Far East, now living mainly in scattered communities on the lower Amur River and Sakhalin Island.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Paleosiberian language of the Nivkh. Also called Gilyak. 
  • Nivkh (Amur dialect, dialectal) ńivx a self-designation
  • Russian

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