Nivkh — top 407 words
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| # | Nivkh | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | armspan | |
| 2 | ruff (fish, Gymnocephalus cernua) | |
| 3 | glue (made from fish skin and bladder) (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 4 | glue (made from fish skin and bladder) (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 5 | man (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 6 | boy; male child | |
| 7 | gold (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 8 | dog (used during hunting season) | |
| 9 | gold (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 10 | fable; tale | |
| 11 | elder brother | |
| 12 | elder brother; big brother | |
| 13 | berry (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 14 | berry (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 15 | lyrical love song | |
| 16 | taste | |
| 17 | mouth | |
| 18 | round wooden bowl with a saucer, used at bear festivals | |
| 19 | guest | |
| 20 | year | |
| 21 | season | |
| 22 | female (animal that can give birth) | |
| 23 | heel (of the foot) | |
| 24 | male | |
| 25 | rooster | |
| 26 | vodka | |
| 27 | rooster; cock | |
| 28 | younger brother; younger sister | |
| 29 | lion; tiger | |
| 30 | grandfather | |
| 31 | raven | |
| 32 | younger sibling | |
| 33 | grandmother | |
| 34 | grandfather; father-in-law | |
| 35 | voice; sound | |
| 36 | facial hair; beard; moustache | |
| 37 | turtle | |
| 38 | hail | |
| 39 | heron; egret (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 40 | heron; egret (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 41 | colour | |
| 42 | cauldron; pot | |
| 43 | iron (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 44 | box | |
| 45 | shark; whitefish | |
| 46 | raven; crow | |
| 47 | body | |
| 48 | nose (variant 1 of 3) | |
| 49 | village, settlement, town; nomadic camp | |
| 50 | villager; inhabitant | |
| 51 | bush, shrub | |
| 52 | row; layer; stratum | |
| 53 | leash, tether | |
| 54 | a dessert of boiled fish, berries and seal fat (cf. tolkusha) | |
| 55 | place where competitive fights are held | |
| 56 | iron (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 57 | metallic decorations on a woman's gown | |
| 58 | knife (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 59 | porridge, gruel | |
| 60 | kitchen | |
| 61 | titmouse | |
| 62 | harlequin duck | |
| 63 | river | |
| 64 | ritual shavings | |
| 65 | food; to eat | |
| 66 | saddle | |
| 67 | duck | |
| 68 | pike (fish) | |
| 69 | tiger | |
| 70 | stream; brook | |
| 71 | merganser; goosander | |
| 72 | place; area; district | |
| 73 | watchman; guard | |
| 74 | gut, intestine (of an animal) | |
| 75 | net, seine | |
| 76 | fox | |
| 77 | sun | |
| 78 | cell of a seine | |
| 79 | sky | |
| 80 | oak | |
| 81 | sandpiper; snipe | |
| 82 | arrow; bullet | |
| 83 | large copper cauldron | |
| 84 | wolverine | |
| 85 | crumb | |
| 86 | cat | |
| 87 | kitten | |
| 88 | sail | |
| 89 | string (of an implement) | |
| 90 | sea | |
| 91 | spirit (assisting a shaman) | |
| 92 | a mid-sized whale | |
| 93 | gull; seagull | |
| 94 | horned owl; eagle-owl | |
| 95 | evil spirit; devil; demon | |
| 96 | crag; cliff; promontory | |
| 97 | willow bush | |
| 98 | universe, world; god, deity | |
| 99 | chipmunk (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 100 | spider | |
| 101 | back (of the body) | |
| 102 | swan (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 103 | snake | |
| 104 | board (e.g. of a box) | |
| 105 | swan (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 106 | wind | |
| 107 | sea urchin | |
| 108 | cloud | |
| 109 | squirrel | |
| 110 | ringed seal (genus Pusa) | |
| 111 | shed on piles for bear-festival bones and ritual objects | |
| 112 | bread | |
| 113 | baker | |
| 114 | wolf (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 115 | wolf (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 116 | Russian language | |
| 117 | moon; month | |
| 118 | fur seal | |
| 119 | song | |
| 120 | sable | |
| 121 | ice floe | |
| 122 | song collector; musicologist | |
| 123 | thunder | |
| 124 | rain; weather | |
| 125 | drake | |
| 126 | old woman | |
| 127 | fish scales | |
| 128 | rowan bush | |
| 129 | rainbow; monkey | |
| 130 | earth | |
| 131 | nose (variant 2 of 3) | |
| 132 | ear (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 133 | breast | |
| 134 | boat | |
| 135 | horse | |
| 136 | foal | |
| 137 | poplar tree | |
| 138 | coast; shore | |
| 139 | mouse | |
| 140 | day (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 141 | day (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 142 | truth; sincerity | |
| 143 | soap | |
| 144 | soapdish | |
| 145 | elder sister; big sister | |
| 146 | elder sister; paternal aunt | |
| 147 | person; human being; a Nivkh | |
| 148 | Nivkh language | |
| 149 | person; human being (variant 1 of 3) | |
| 150 | person; human being (variant 2 of 3) | |
| 151 | person; human being (variant 3 of 3) | |
| 152 | Japanese language | |
| 153 | egg | |
| 154 | ear (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 155 | rat | |
| 156 | eye | |
| 157 | goose | |
| 158 | pig | |
| 159 | ant | |
| 160 | juniper | |
| 161 | pig, boar | |
| 162 | piglet | |
| 163 | table | |
| 164 | medicine | |
| 165 | child; son (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 166 | child; son (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 167 | tree bark | |
| 168 | floor | |
| 169 | hen | |
| 170 | chick | |
| 171 | kite (bird) | |
| 172 | fringe | |
| 173 | teal (duck) | |
| 174 | student, pupil | |
| 175 | saw (tool) | |
| 176 | half | |
| 177 | hill; knoll | |
| 178 | evening | |
| 179 | half; one of a pair | |
| 180 | rock; stone | |
| 181 | book; letter; literacy | |
| 182 | writer; author | |
| 183 | knee (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 184 | knee (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 185 | dolphin | |
| 186 | textile, fabric; cotton | |
| 187 | bird; duck (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 188 | bow (weapon) | |
| 189 | bird; duck (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 190 | Steller sea lion | |
| 191 | woman (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 192 | girl; female child | |
| 193 | frog | |
| 194 | apple | |
| 195 | female teacher | |
| 196 | sugar | |
| 197 | barrel | |
| 198 | capercaillie | |
| 199 | gulf; bay | |
| 200 | morning | |
| 201 | chipmunk (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 202 | partridge | |
| 203 | falcon | |
| 204 | fat | |
| 205 | conifer cone | |
| 206 | wagtail | |
| 207 | dogsled | |
| 208 | winter | |
| 209 | floor of a sled | |
| 210 | spruce tree, fir tree | |
| 211 | smoke | |
| 212 | fire (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 213 | fire (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 214 | ship, steamer | |
| 215 | domesticated animal; pet | |
| 216 | tundra; taiga; peat bog | |
| 217 | arm; hand | |
| 218 | tobacco | |
| 219 | house (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 220 | salt | |
| 221 | ramson, bear garlic | |
| 222 | epidemic | |
| 223 | bile | |
| 224 | tree trunk; bough | |
| 225 | branch, bough (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 226 | owl | |
| 227 | autumn | |
| 228 | speech, language; road, path; autumn | |
| 229 | tree | |
| 230 | sea; a body of water | |
| 231 | summer | |
| 232 | upper arm | |
| 233 | elbow | |
| 234 | lake | |
| 235 | finger | |
| 236 | down; feathers | |
| 237 | meat (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 238 | turtle dove; collared dove | |
| 239 | speech, language | |
| 240 | sea lion | |
| 241 | hand; arm | |
| 242 | house (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 243 | meat (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 244 | seagull | |
| 245 | knife (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 246 | branch, bough (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 247 | head | |
| 248 | hill | |
| 249 | woman (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 250 | star | |
| 251 | island | |
| 252 | night | |
| 253 | body; human body | |
| 254 | man (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 255 | riddle | |
| 256 | nose (variant 3 of 3) | |
| 257 | glowworm; firefly | |
| 258 | town | |
| 259 | ritual wooden utensil depicting a bear hunt | |
| 260 | tea (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 261 | tea (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 262 | fog | |
| 263 | eagle; shaman | |
| 264 | silk | |
| 265 | rain cloud | |
| 266 | swamp | |
| 267 | chopstick | |
| 268 | soup | |
| 269 | duck soup (shows consonant mutation п→в) | |
| 270 | seal soup (shows consonant mutation) | |
| 271 | bear soup (no mutation, after fricative -ф) | |
| 272 | to bark | |
| 273 | to live together; to pound, crush, grind | |
| 274 | to raise; to breed, to grow | |
| 275 | to howl loudly (of dogs) | |
| 276 | to raise; to breed | |
| 277 | to go, run (of an animal) | |
| 278 | to be wide | |
| 279 | to go (of a person) (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 280 | to go (of a person) (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 281 | to pound; to crush; to grind | |
| 282 | to fight competitively; to wrestle | |
| 283 | to break; to rip | |
| 284 | to cook; to stew (variant 1 of 3) | |
| 285 | to cook; to stew (variant 2 of 3) | |
| 286 | to cook; to stew (variant 3 of 3) | |
| 287 | to turn off; to extinguish | |
| 288 | to break; to ruin | |
| 289 | to have (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 290 | to have (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 291 | to slice the flesh from a hide | |
| 292 | to eat | |
| 293 | to feed | |
| 294 | to cross a river or mountain ridge | |
| 295 | to say; to talk | |
| 296 | to explain; to convince | |
| 297 | to guard; to watch over | |
| 298 | to fish, to angle | |
| 299 | to row (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 300 | to uproot (a tree) | |
| 301 | to be unlucky | |
| 302 | to open one's eyes wide in surprise or fright | |
| 303 | to fall (of precipitation) | |
| 304 | to be long | |
| 305 | to play | |
| 306 | to sing; to braid, to knit (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 307 | to sing; to braid, to knit (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 308 | to rise; to get up; to climb | |
| 309 | to approach | |
| 310 | to descend, to go down | |
| 311 | to go up (a shore) | |
| 312 | to be old, ancient | |
| 313 | to swim | |
| 314 | to die; to become | |
| 315 | to get sick, to fall ill | |
| 316 | to rise; to get up | |
| 317 | to row (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 318 | I | |
| 319 | you (singular) | |
| 320 | he, she, it (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 321 | he, she, it (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 322 | he, she; they | |
| 323 | we, our (variant 1 of 3) | |
| 324 | we, our (variant 2 of 3) | |
| 325 | we, our (variant 3 of 3) | |
| 326 | we two (inclusive dual) | |
| 327 | one (counting humans); we (exclusive) | |
| 328 | they, their | |
| 329 | who, whom (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 330 | who, whom (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 331 | nobody, no one (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 332 | nobody, no one (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 333 | one (counting humans) | |
| 334 | one (counting animals) (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 335 | one (counting animals) (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 336 | one (counting objects) (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 337 | one (counting boats) | |
| 338 | one (counting sleds) | |
| 339 | one (counting seines and fishing nets) | |
| 340 | two (counting humans) | |
| 341 | two (counting animals) (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 342 | two (counting animals) (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 343 | two (counting objects) | |
| 344 | two (counting seines) | |
| 345 | three (counting humans and objects) | |
| 346 | three (counting animals) | |
| 347 | three (counting rods strung with smelt) | |
| 348 | four (counting humans) | |
| 349 | four (counting animals) | |
| 350 | four (counting objects) | |
| 351 | four (counting rods strung with smelt) | |
| 352 | five (counting humans) | |
| 353 | five (counting animals) | |
| 354 | five (counting objects) | |
| 355 | six | |
| 356 | seven (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 357 | seven (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 358 | eight | |
| 359 | nine | |
| 360 | nine (counting humans) | |
| 361 | nine (counting animals and objects) | |
| 362 | ten (counting humans) | |
| 363 | ten (counting animals) | |
| 364 | ten (counting objects) | |
| 365 | ten (counting seines and fishing nets) | |
| 366 | sixty (counting humans) (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 367 | ten thousand | |
| 368 | there | |
| 369 | when (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 370 | when (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 371 | today (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 372 | today (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 373 | yesterday (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 374 | yesterday (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 375 | tomorrow (variant 1 of 2) | |
| 376 | tomorrow (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 377 | a little; nearby | |
| 378 | immediately; right away | |
| 379 | constantly; all the time | |
| 380 | always | |
| 381 | in single file; one after another | |
| 382 | nowhither; to nowhere | |
| 383 | uh-huh; mhm (agreement) | |
| 384 | whoa!; oh! (surprise) | |
| 385 | yay!; hurray! | |
| 386 | come on; well (encouragement) | |
| 387 | (expressing fear or fright) | |
| 388 | (expressing regret, pity or disappointment) | |
| 389 | ew (disgust) | |
| 390 | brr (feeling cold) | |
| 391 | phew (weariness) | |
| 392 | (delight after catching a bear) | |
| 393 | hushaby (putting a baby to sleep) | |
| 394 | stop; slow down (command to a dog team) | |
| 395 | left! (command to a dog team) | |
| 396 | one (counting nets) | |
| 397 | one (counting holes/cells in a seine) | |
| 398 | one (counting seines) | |
| 399 | one (counting strands of rope) | |
| 400 | one (counting seal and kaluga tackle) | |
| 401 | one (counting bunches of dog food) | |
| 402 | one (counting rods strung with smelt) | |
| 403 | one (counting bunches of yukola, dried fish) | |
| 404 | one (counting objects) (variant 2 of 2) | |
| 405 | two (counting seal and kaluga tackle) | |
| 406 | two (counting rods strung with smelt) | |
| 407 | sixty (counting humans) (variant 2 of 2) |