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Nivkh
Etymology
From Proto-Nivkh *ɢanŋ.
Similar to other Eurasian dog words such as Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n and Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ, but this is likely to be a coincidence or a parallel onomatopoeic derivation. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
ӄан (qan)
- (Amur, North Sakhalin) dog
- ӄанӈ (qanŋ) (East Sakhalin, South Sakhalin)