The Arctic, northern Europe and Russia
Nivkh
Lands
Lower Amur River in Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin Island, Russia
Countries Russian Federation
Facts 2
Land
Nivkh life was built on fishing and hunting, including sea mammals taken with spears or with nets woven from leather straps.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Нивхи (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Nivkh speak a language isolate, probably one of the oldest languages of Eurasia. Its links to other languages have not been established.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Нивхи (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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