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English
Etymology
From Nivkh нивх (nivx, “man”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɪvk/, /nɪvx/, /ni(ː)fk/
Noun
Nivkh (plural Nivkhs or Nivkh or Nivkhi)
- A member of an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the northern half of Sakhalin Island and the region of the Amur River estuary in Russia's Khabarovsk Krai, Also distributed in Japan's Hokkaido.
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Proper noun
Nivkh
- The language isolate spoken by the Nivkh.
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