Also Known As:
Nivx, Gilyak, сахалинский нивхский язык, Nivkhi, Nivukhi, Ghilyak, Ghiliak, Gilyak, Gelyak, Giriyaaku, Нивхгу диф, Ньиғвӈгун, гиляцкий язык
Dialects & Varieties
- North Sakhalin Gilyak
- Amur
- East Sakhalin Gilyak
Recent Resources
«Нивх диф» (Нивхское слово) — газета на нивхском и русском языках, издаваемая в селе Некрасовка Охин
«Нивх диф» (Нивхское слово) — газета на нивхском и русском языках, издаваемая в селе Некрасовка Охин
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Nivkh
Severely Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
>500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen. 2000. "UNESCO RED BOOK ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: NORTHEAST ASIA." Online: http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/nasia_report.html
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Juha Janhunen; Tapani Salminen. 2000. "UNESCO RED BOOK ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES: NORTHEAST ASIA." Online: http://www.helsinki.fi/~tasalmin/nasia_report.html