English

Noun

Nivkh ‎(plural Nivkhs or Nivkh or 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.

Synonyms

• Gilyak

Proper noun

Nivkh

1. The language isolate spoken by the Nivkh.

Synonyms

• Gilyak