Etymology

Nivkh

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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  1. niv · derived fromнивх“man”
  2. English todayNivkh

From Nivkh нивх (ņivx, “man”).

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