обезьяна

Borrowed from Russian обезья́на (obezʹjána).


чаӽ

Nanai: (Naykhin) сако (sako), (Kur-Urmi) саку̇ (sakü)


чам

From earlier *camŋ. Compare Evenki шаман.


нивх туғс

head

нивх туғс (ņivx tuγs)


лоча диф

лоча диф (loț’a d̦if)


овӻоӈ

овӻоӈ (ovġoŋ)


лаӈр̌

лаӈр̌ (laŋř)


пʼиск

пʼиск (pʼisk)


тʼолхаскр

т’олхаскр (t’olhaskr)

т’олхаскр (canonical)
t’olhaskr (romanization)


ӈайс

ӈайс тыкнь


пʼеӄ нонӄ

пʼеӄ нонӄ (pʼeq nonq)


эдр ӈа

эдр ӈа (edr ŋa)


иғлуладь

иғлуладь (iγlulad̦)


чо

From Proto-Nivkh *co. Possibly cognate to Ainu チェㇷ゚ (“fish”)


атик

Proto-Nivkh *ac(i)k(ant), *ac(i)q(ant), probably from a Tungusic language.


кылаӈа

кылаӈа (kəlaŋa)


лаӄр̌

лаӄр̌ (laqř)


ыкын

Earlier (*akan). Maybe related to *ake, compare Evenki акин (akin), Mongolic *aka, compare Mongolian ах (ax), and also Ainu アㇰ (ak, “younger brother”).


пʼеӄ

From earlier *peq. Probably onomatopoeic, but compare also Manchu ᡶᡳᠣᡥᠠ (fioha, “chick”), Middle Korean 비〮육 (píyùk, “chick”) and Japanese 雛(ひよこ) (hiyoko, “chick”).


ытык

ытык (ətək) (plural ытыкху)

(Amur) brother of the husband of one's aunt (specifically of one's mother's sister)

(Amur) brother-in-law (sister's husband)

(Amur) brother of the husband of the sister of one's father-in-law (specifically of one's wife's father)


мем

Perhaps from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn), probably via a Turkic language.


аки

Proto-Nivkh *akan, *aki.
Possibly related to Proto-Tungusic *ake; compare Evenki акин (akin), Mongolic *aka, compare Mongolian ах (ax), and also Ainu アㇰ (ak, “younger brother”).

(East Sakhalin) elder brother; big brother


арак

Borrowed from Manchu ᠠᡵᡴᡳ (arki), from Proto-Tungusic *arakïï. Ultimately from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq). Compare also Nanai арақи̇ (araqï), Mongolian архи (arxi) and Bashkir араҡы (araqı).

Яӈ арак рахсунт.
Jaŋ arak raxsunt.
He does not drink vodka.


пуньдь

пуньдь (puņd̦)


айзӈ

From Tungusic, compare Manchu ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ (aisin).


ань

Either from a earlier (*an'(i)), or from Tungusic, compare Manchu ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ (aniya).


кер̌ӄ

кер̌ӄ (keřq)

From Proto-Nivkh *gerqŋ, possibly deriving from *ge- (“sea”) + *herqŋ (“side”), see эр̌ӄ (eřq).


минр̌

минр̌ (minr̥)


ниӿоӈ диф

ниӿоӈ диф (ņihoŋ d̦if)


эӻа

Either an original Nivkh word (*eχaŋ), or from Tungusic, compare Manchu ᡳᡥᠠᠨ (ihan).


моть

From earlier *məc(ɣ). Possibly related to Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan *macve (“chest”).


зом

(Amur, East Sakhalin, zoology) harlequin duck; rock duck


чафӄ

чафӄ (ț’afq)


кеӽ

(Amur, East Sakhalin, zoology) gull; seagull


олӻоӈ

олӻоӈ (olġoŋ)

Possibly from Tungusic, compare Nanai олгиан (olgian).

олӻоӈ ӈоӽ

(Amur, East Sakhalin, zoology) pig, boar


тʼулф

тʼулф (tʼulf)


ӄʼавӈи

ӄʼавӈи (qʼavŋi)


тутут

(zoology, East Sakhalin) turtle dove; collared dove


тятьр̌

тятьр̌ (țațř)


кыкык

кыкык (kəkək)


тʼар̌ӄраӽ

тʼар̌ӄраӽ (tʼařqraẋ)


тʼлеўла ӈа

тʼлеўла ӈа (tʼlewla ŋa)


уӈа

(zoology, East Sakhalin) glowworm; firefly; lightning bug


ӿарӈи

ӿарӈи (harŋi)


тʼр̌ат

тʼр̌ат (tʼřat)


ӽойр̌

ӽойр̌ (ẋojř)


кʼр̌уӈи

кʼр̌уӈи (kʼřuŋi)

(zoology, East Sakhalin) sandpiper; snipe


ань ырӈ

ань ырӈ (aņ ərŋ)


ӄʼави

ӄʼави (qʼavi)


аӻаӄм

аӻаӄм (aġaqm)


иғӈа

(Amur, East Sakhalin, zoology) merganser; goosander


ар̌ пʼеӄ

ар̌ пʼеӄ (ař pʼeq)

af

ар̌ (ař) + пʼеӄ (pʼeq)


кыхкых

head

кыхкых (kəxkəx)

кыхкых ӈырғр


ӄойла

(East Sakhalin, zoology) large gull; seagull


кикун

(Amur, East Sakhalin, zoology) horned owl; eagle-owl


нёни

нёни ӈойеӄ


чхуйғур̌

чхуйғур̌ (ț’xujγuř)

(East Sakhalin, zoology) horned owl; eagle-owl


ӿурр̌

ӿурр̌ (hurř)

Representing the sound of a moving crowd.


ун ун

Representing the sound of a puppy or kitten's squeak.


ӿомӄ ӿомӄ

Representing the sound of touching or feeling a soft object.


ӿа ӿа

Representing the sound of a person blowing on something.


ӿево ӿево

Representing the sound of heavy breathing while walking.


пʼуӈ пʼуӈ

пʼуӈ пʼуӈ (pʼuŋ pʼuŋ)

Representing the sound of stirred up foam on a water surface.


порр̌

порр̌ (porř)

Stop (when commanding a dog team); calm down; slow down.


пы пы

пы пы (pə pə)

hushaby (used when putting a baby to sleep.)


тʼы тʼы

тʼы тʼы (tʼə tʼə)


хей хей

Expressing regret, pity, or disappointment.

Expressing joy, surprise, or dissatisfaction.


лавӄор̌

лавӄор̌ (lavqoř)


аньӽ

(East Sakhalin, zoology) female, bitch, doe, hen, she, jenny (an individual belonging to the sex that can give birth)


ӄанд

(East Sakhalin, zoology) adult spotted seal


вазаӽ

вазаӽ (vazaẋ)


пʼр̌оӄ

пʼр̌оӄ (pʼřoq)


чамӈ

чамӈ (ț’amŋ)