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Nivkhs Нивхи | Нивхгу | Aborigenes of Sakhalin | Yh-mif

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Nivkhs are the natives of Sakhalin island in the Russian Far East, Siberian abrogenes. Nivkh language is unique and doesnt belong to any known family. Nivkh are of very short statue (men 160 cm) and unlike mongoloids they are relatively dark skinned. Nivkh beliefs are similiar to those of Ainu (cult of bear). Нівхи - аборигени острова Сахалін. Нівхська мова є унікальною, без подібних на неї. Нівхи - найдревніше населення далекого Сходу (палео-азіати). Нівхи - малого росту (мужчини - 160 см) і на відміну від монголоїдів, нівхи відносно темношкірі. На землі залишилося всього бл. 5000 нівхів і лише бл. 300 носіїв нівхської мови. Nivkh does not appear to be related to any other language, making it a language isolate. For classification convenience, it is included in the group of Paleosiberian languages. Many words in the Nivkh language bear a certain resemblance to words of similar meaning in other Paleosiberian languages, Ainu, Korean, or Tungusic languages, but no regular sound correspondences have been

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