Nivkh

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/nɪvk//nɪvx//ni(ː)fk/

noun

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.

Similar
GilyakAmuric
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Meanings

nounNivkh (plural Nivkhs or Nivkh or Nivkhi)

plural Nivkhs · plural Nivkhi

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: Gilyak

proper noun
  1. The language isolate spoken by the Nivkh.

    Synonyms: Gilyak, Amuric

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
Gilyak

proper nounThe language isolate spoken by the Nivkh.

Similar
GilyakAmuric
Also see
amuric

Origin

  1. nivнивх“man”
  2. EnglishNivkh

From Nivkh нивх (ņivx, “man”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Нивх
  • Нивх (Nivh)language
Catalan Nivkh
  • Nivkhlanguage
Chinese Mandarin 尼夫赫, 尼夫赫语
  • 尼夫赫 (nífūhè)language
  • 尼夫赫语language
Czech Nivchština
  • Nivchštinalanguage
Dutch Nivch
  • Nivchlanguage
Estonian nivhi
  • nivhilanguage
Finnish nivhi
  • nivhilanguage
French nivkhe, nivkh
  • nivkhelanguage
  • nivkhlanguage
German Niwchische
  • Niwchischelanguage
Hebrew נִיבְחִית
  • נִיבְחִיתlanguage
Indonesian Nivkh
  • Nivkhlanguage
Italian nivkh
  • nivkhlanguage
Japanese ニヴフ語
  • ニヴフ語 (Nibufu-go)language
Korean 니브흐어
  • 니브흐어 (nibeuheueo)language
Lithuanian Nivchių
  • Nivchiųlanguage
Norwegian Giljakisk, Nivkhisk
  • Giljakisklanguage
  • Nivkhisklanguage
Polish niwchijski
  • niwchijskilanguage
Portuguese Nivkhe
  • Nivkhelanguage
Russian нивхский
  • нивхский (nivxskij)language
Spanish nivejí, nivkh
  • nivejílanguage
  • nivkhlanguage
  • nivjlanguage
  • nivjilanguage
Swedish nivchiska
  • nivchiskalanguage
Ukrainian Нівхська
  • Нівхська (Nivxsʹka)language
Vietnamese Nivkh
  • Nivkhlanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Nivkh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nivkh

MLA

“Nivkh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nivkh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nivkh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nivkh.

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