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