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1а (a)armspan
2авсӄ (avsq)ruff (fish, Gymnocephalus cernua)
3авғс (avɣs)glue (made from fish skin and bladder) (variant 1 of 2)
4авғур̌ (avɣur̥)glue (made from fish skin and bladder) (variant 2 of 2)
5азмыть (azməč)man (variant 1 of 2)
6азмытьэӻлӈ (azməčeʁlŋ)boy; male child
7айзӈ (ajzŋ)gold (variant 1 of 2)
8айм (ajm)dog (used during hunting season)
9айс (ajs)gold (variant 2 of 2)
10айфтиӈ (ajftiŋ)fable; tale
11акан (akan)elder brother
12аки (aki)elder brother; big brother
13алр̌ (alr̥)berry (variant 1 of 2)
14алс (als)berry (variant 2 of 2)
15алхтур̌ (alxtur̥)lyrical love song
16амра (amra)taste
17амх (amx)mouth
18амӈирӈ (amŋirŋ)round wooden bowl with a saucer, used at bear festivals
19антӽ (antχ)guest
20ань (ań)year
21ань ырӈ (ań ərŋ)season
22аньӽ (ańχ)female (animal that can give birth)
23анғи (anɣi)heel (of the foot)
24ар̌ (ar̥)male
25ар̌ пʼеӄ (ar̥ pʰeq)rooster
26арак (arak)vodka
27арфэӄ (arfeq)rooster; cock
28асӄ (asq)younger brother; younger sister
29ат (at)lion; tiger
30атак (atak)grandfather
31атат (atat)raven
32атик (atik)younger sibling
33атим (atim)grandmother
34атк (atk)grandfather; father-in-law
35ау (au)voice; sound
36аф (af)facial hair; beard; moustache
37ая (aja)turtle
38аӻаӄм (aʁaqm)hail
39вазаӽ (vazaχ)heron; egret (variant 1 of 2)
40вазӽ (vazχ)heron; egret (variant 2 of 2)
41вал (val)colour
42вань (vań)cauldron; pot
43ват (vat)iron (variant 1 of 2)
44ваӄи (vaqi)box
45ваӻс (vaʁs)shark; whitefish
46вес (ves)raven; crow
47вить (vič)body
48вих (vix)nose (variant 1 of 3)
49во (vo)village, settlement, town; nomadic camp
50вонӈ (vonŋ)villager; inhabitant
51восӄ (vosq)bush, shrub
52вукр̌ (vukr̥)row; layer; stratum
53вукс (vuks)leash, tether
54вызғалр̌ (vəzɣalr̥)a dessert of boiled fish, berries and seal fat (cf. tolkusha)
55выскф (vəskf)place where competitive fights are held
56выть (vəč)iron (variant 2 of 2)
57выч (vəč)metallic decorations on a woman's gown
58дяӄо (ǯaqo)knife (variant 1 of 2)
59ераӄ (jeraq)porridge, gruel
60еф (jef)kitchen
61заӄ (zaq)titmouse
62зом (zom)harlequin duck
63и (i)river
64инаў (inaw)ritual shavings
65иньдь (ińǯ)food; to eat
66ирпф (irpf)saddle
67иу (iu)duck
68иус (ius)pike (fish)
69иғлуладь (iɣlulaǯ)tiger
70иғрӈамх (iɣrŋamx)stream; brook
71иғӈа (iɣŋa)merganser; goosander
72йиф (jif)place; area; district
73йытӈунивх (jətŋunivx)watchman; guard
74кʼвыр̌ (kʰvər̥)gut, intestine (of an animal)
75кʼе (kʰe)net, seine
76кʼеӄ (kʰeq)fox
77кʼеӈ (kʰeŋ)sun
78кʼиу (kʰiu)cell of a seine
79кʼлы (kʰlə)sky
80кʼмый (kʰməj)oak
81кʼр̌уӈи (kʰr̥uŋi)sandpiper; snipe
82кʼу (kʰu)arrow; bullet
83кʼувань (kʰuvań)large copper cauldron
84кʼузр̌ (kʰuzr̥)wolverine
85кʼуквур̌ (kʰukvur̥)crumb
86кʼыск (kʰəsk)cat
87кʼыскнонӄ (kʰəsknonq)kitten
88кай (kaj)sail
89кеоз (keoz)string (of an implement)
90кер̌ӄ (ker̥q)sea
91кехӈ (kexŋ)spirit (assisting a shaman)
92кеӈ (keŋ)a mid-sized whale
93кеӽ (keχ)gull; seagull
94кикун (kikun)horned owl; eagle-owl
95кинр̌ (kinr̥)evil spirit; devil; demon
96кнык (knək)crag; cliff; promontory
97куйӈи (kujŋi)willow bush
98кур (kur)universe, world; god, deity
99курӈай (kurŋaj)chipmunk (variant 1 of 2)
100кывғыв (kəvɣəv)spider
101кыдр (kədr)back (of the body)
102кыкык (kəkək)swan (variant 1 of 2)
103кылаӈа (kəlaŋa)snake
104кылмр (kəlmr)board (e.g. of a box)
105кыхкых (kəxkəx)swan (variant 2 of 2)
106ла (la)wind
107лавӄор̌ (lavqor̥)sea urchin
108лах (lax)cloud
109лаӄр̌ (laqr̥)squirrel
110лаӈр̌ (laŋr̥)ringed seal (genus Pusa)
111лезӈ (lezŋ)shed on piles for bear-festival bones and ritual objects
112леп (lep)bread
113лепр̌анивӈ (lepr̥anivŋ)baker
114лиғр̌ (liɣr̥)wolf (variant 1 of 2)
115лиғс (liɣs)wolf (variant 2 of 2)
116лоча диф (loča dif)Russian language
117лоӈ (loŋ)moon; month
118лоӈи (loŋi)fur seal
119лу (lu)song
120лумр (lumr)sable
121лур̌ (lur̥)ice floe
122лураюниғвӈ (lurajuniɣvŋ)song collector; musicologist
123лый (ləj)thunder
124лых (ləx)rain; weather
125мавр (mavr)drake
126мамӻать (mamʁač)old woman
127марр̌ (marr̥)fish scales
128мезлаӈ сӽар̌ (mezlaŋ sχar̥)rowan bush
129мем (mem)rainbow; monkey
130миф (mif)earth
131мих (mix)nose (variant 2 of 3)
132мла (mla)ear (variant 1 of 2)
133моть (moč)breast
134му (mu)boat
135мур (mur)horse
136мурӈ нонӄ (murŋ nonq)foal
137мускыр̌ (muskər̥)poplar tree
138муспи (muspi)coast; shore
139мухтук (muxtuk)mouse
140муғв (muɣv)day (variant 1 of 2)
141муғф (muɣf)day (variant 2 of 2)
142мыкс (məks)truth; sincerity
143мыло (məlo)soap
144мылосиф (məlosif)soapdish
145нана (nana)elder sister; big sister
146нанак (nanak)elder sister; paternal aunt
147нивх (nivx)person; human being; a Nivkh
148нивх туғс (nivx tuɣs)Nivkh language
149нивғӈ (nivɣŋ)person; human being (variant 1 of 3)
150нивӈ (nivŋ)person; human being (variant 2 of 3)
151ниғвӈ (niɣvŋ)person; human being (variant 3 of 3)
152ниӿоӈ диф (nihoŋ dif)Japanese language
153нойк (nojk)egg
154нос (nos)ear (variant 2 of 2)
155няӻр (ńaʁr)rat
156няӽ (ńaχ)eye
157нёни (ńoni)goose
158овӻоӈ (ovʁoŋ)pig
159озр (ozr)ant
160ойр̌ (ojr̥)juniper
161олӻоӈ (olʁoŋ)pig, boar
162олӻоӈ нонӄ (olʁoŋ nonq)piglet
163остол (ostol)table
164охт (oxt)medicine
165оғла (oɣla)child; son (variant 1 of 2)
166оӻла (oʁla)child; son (variant 2 of 2)
167оӻм (oʁm)tree bark
168пʼал (pʰal)floor
169пʼеӄ (pʰeq)hen
170пʼеӄ нонӄ (pʰeq nonq)chick
171пʼиск (pʰisk)kite (bird)
172пʼорпʼорс (pʰorpʰors)fringe
173пʼр̌оӄ (pʰr̥oq)teal (duck)
174пʼрыу эӻлӈ (pʰrəu eʁlŋ)student, pupil
175пʼуф (pʰuf)saw (tool)
176пазр̌ (pazr̥)half
177пал (pal)hill; knoll
178парф (parf)evening
179пасӄ (pasq)half; one of a pair
180паӽ (paχ)rock; stone
181питғы (pitɣə)book; letter; literacy
182питғыдаюнивх (pitɣədajunivx)writer; author
183пих (pix)knee (variant 1 of 2)
184пихти (pixti)knee (variant 2 of 2)
185поми (pomi)dolphin
186пос (pos)textile, fabric; cotton
187пуйӈа (pujŋa)bird; duck (variant 1 of 2)
188пуньдь (puńǯ)bow (weapon)
189пыйӈа (pəjŋa)bird; duck (variant 2 of 2)
190пығи (pəɣi)Steller sea lion
191р̌аӈӷ (r̥aŋɢ)woman (variant 1 of 2)
192р̌аӈӷэӻлӈ (r̥aŋɢeʁlŋ)girl; female child
193рал (ral)frog
194риӈго (riŋgo)apple
195рыуумгу (rəuumgu)female teacher
196сета (seta)sugar
197сидух (sidux)barrel
198тʼар̌ӄраӽ (tʰar̥qraχ)capercaillie
199тʼару (tʰaru)gulf; bay
200тʼатӈ (tʰatŋ)morning
201тʼаӻр (tʰaʁr)chipmunk (variant 2 of 2)
202тʼлеўла ӈа (tʰlewla ŋa)partridge
203тʼолхаскр (tʰolxaskr)falcon
204тʼом (tʰom)fat
205тʼоӻзаӈ (tʰoʁzaŋ)conifer cone
206тʼр̌ат (tʰr̥at)wagtail
207тʼу (tʰu)dogsled
208тʼулф (tʰulf)winter
209тʼурс (tʰurs)floor of a sled
210тʼуск (tʰusk)spruce tree, fir tree
211тʼуф (tʰuf)smoke
212тʼуғр (tʰuɣr)fire (variant 1 of 2)
213тʼуғр̌ (tʰuɣr̥)fire (variant 2 of 2)
214тʼуғр̌му (tʰuɣr̥mu)ship, steamer
215тавух яйву ӈа (tavux jajvu ŋa)domesticated animal; pet
216тай (taj)tundra; taiga; peat bog
217тамк (tamk)arm; hand
218тамх (tamx)tobacco
219таф (taf)house (variant 1 of 2)
220тафть (tafč)salt
221таӈваӈ (taŋvaŋ)ramson, bear garlic
222таӽ (taχ)epidemic
223твирк (tvirk)bile
224тер̌ (ter̥)tree trunk; bough
225тес (tes)branch, bough (variant 1 of 2)
226теўзеў (tewzew)owl
227тилф (tilf)autumn
228тиф (tif)speech, language; road, path; autumn
229тиғр (tiɣr)tree
230тол (tol)sea; a body of water
231толф (tolf)summer
232тот (tot)upper arm
233тоӈӄ (toŋq)elbow
234ту (tu)lake
235тунь (tuń)finger
236тупр̌ (tupr̥)down; feathers
237тур̌ (tur̥)meat (variant 1 of 2)
238тутут (tutut)turtle dove; collared dove
239туғс (tuɣs)speech, language
240туӈ (tuŋ)sea lion
241тымк (təmk)hand; arm
242тыф (təf)house (variant 2 of 2)
243тюс (čus)meat (variant 2 of 2)
244тятьр̌ (čačr̥)seagull
245тяӄо (čaqo)knife (variant 2 of 2)
246тяӈӽ (čaŋχ)branch, bough (variant 2 of 2)
247тёӈр̌ (čoŋr̥)head
248улаӈ (ulaŋ)hill
249умгу (umgu)woman (variant 2 of 2)
250уньғыр̌ (uńɣər̥)star
251ур̌ (ur̥)island
252урк (urk)night
253ут (ut)body; human body
254утку (utku)man (variant 2 of 2)
255утӻаврр̌ (utʁavrr̥)riddle
256ух (ux)nose (variant 3 of 3)
257уӈа (uŋa)glowworm; firefly
258хота (xota)town
259хыл (xəl)ritual wooden utensil depicting a bear hunt
260ча (ča)tea (variant 1 of 2)
261чай (čaj)tea (variant 2 of 2)
262чалу (čalu)fog
263чам (čam)eagle; shaman
264чарб (čarb)silk
265чарӈи (čarŋi)rain cloud
266чатьф (čačf)swamp
267чафӄ (čafq)chopstick
268пыңх (pəŋx)soup
269пынрай выңх (pənraj vəŋx)duck soup (shows consonant mutation п→в)
270амсп выңх (amsp vəŋx)seal soup (shows consonant mutation)
271тьхыф пыңх (čxəf pəŋx)bear soup (no mutation, after fricative -ф)
272ағд (aɣd)to bark
273вавд (vavd)to live together; to pound, crush, grind
274вадуд (vadud)to raise; to breed, to grow
275вайд (vajd)to howl loudly (of dogs)
276вандудь (vanduǯ)to raise; to breed
277вед (ved)to go, run (of an animal)
278вердь (verǯ)to be wide
279вид (vid)to go (of a person) (variant 1 of 2)
280видь (viǯ)to go (of a person) (variant 2 of 2)
281вывдь (vəvǯ)to pound; to crush; to grind
282выскть (vəskč)to fight competitively; to wrestle
283вығдь (vəɣǯ)to break; to rip
284ед (jed)to cook; to stew (variant 1 of 3)
285едь (jeǯ)to cook; to stew (variant 2 of 3)
286енд (jend)to cook; to stew (variant 3 of 3)
287зозудь (zozuǯ)to turn off; to extinguish
288зосӄть (zosqč)to break; to ruin
289ивд (ivd)to have (variant 1 of 2)
290ивдь (ivǯ)to have (variant 2 of 2)
291илғд (ilɣd)to slice the flesh from a hide
292иньд (ińd)to eat
293иньғудь (ińɣuǯ)to feed
294ирмыд (irməd)to cross a river or mountain ridge
295итть (itč)to say; to talk
296йыскымдь (jəskəmǯ)to explain; to convince
297йытӈудь (jətŋuǯ)to guard; to watch over
298кʼер̌ӄод (kʰer̥qod)to fish, to angle
299кʼикт (kʰikt)to row (variant 1 of 2)
300кʼызд (kʰəzd)to uproot (a tree)
301кʼыстилығыдь (kʰəstiləɣəǯ)to be unlucky
302кулудь (kuluǯ)to open one's eyes wide in surprise or fright
303кыд (kəd)to fall (of precipitation)
304кылдь (kəlǯ)to be long
305лаӄрд (laqrd)to play
306луд (lud)to sing; to braid, to knit (variant 1 of 2)
307лудь (luǯ)to sing; to braid, to knit (variant 2 of 2)
308мард (mard)to rise; to get up; to climb
309марнд (marnd)to approach
310мағд (maɣd)to descend, to go down
311маӻнд (maʁnd)to go up (a shore)
312мролвдь (mrolvǯ)to be old, ancient
313мрыдь (mrəǯ)to swim
314мудь (muǯ)to die; to become
315муиныдь (muinəǯ)to get sick, to fall ill
316мырдь (mərǯ)to rise; to get up
317мғедь (mɣeǯ)to row (variant 2 of 2)
318ни (ni)I
319чи (či)you (singular)
320иф (if)he, she, it (variant 1 of 2)
321яӈ (jaŋ)he, she, it (variant 2 of 2)
322ин (in)he, she; they
323мер (mer)we, our (variant 1 of 3)
324мин (min)we, our (variant 2 of 3)
325ньыӈ (ńəŋ)we, our (variant 3 of 3)
326меги (megi)we two (inclusive dual)
327нин (nin)one (counting humans); we (exclusive)
328имӈ (imŋ)they, their
329аӈ (aŋ)who, whom (variant 1 of 2)
330нар̌ (nar̥)who, whom (variant 2 of 2)
331аӈӿагин (aŋhagin)nobody, no one (variant 1 of 2)
332нар̌тиӈ (nar̥tiŋ)nobody, no one (variant 2 of 2)
333ненӈ (nenŋ)one (counting humans)
334ньын (ńən)one (counting animals) (variant 1 of 2)
335нян (ńan)one (counting animals) (variant 2 of 2)
336няӄр̌ (ńaqr̥)one (counting objects) (variant 1 of 2)
337ним (nim)one (counting boats)
338нир̌ (nir̥)one (counting sleds)
339нео (neo)one (counting seines and fishing nets)
340менӈ (menŋ)two (counting humans)
341мар̌ (mar̥)two (counting animals) (variant 1 of 2)
342мор̌ (mor̥)two (counting animals) (variant 2 of 2)
343меӄр̌ (meqr̥)two (counting objects)
344мевор (mevor)two (counting seines)
345тяӄр̌ (čaqr̥)three (counting humans and objects)
346тёр̌ (čor̥)three (counting animals)
347тьӈаӄ (čŋaq)three (counting rods strung with smelt)
348нырӈ (nərŋ)four (counting humans)
349нур̌ (nur̥)four (counting animals)
350ныкр̌ (nəkr̥)four (counting objects)
351нӈыӄ (nŋəq)four (counting rods strung with smelt)
352тʼорӈ (tʰorŋ)five (counting humans)
353тʼор̌ (tʰor̥)five (counting animals)
354тʼоӄр̌ (tʰoqr̥)five (counting objects)
355ӈах (ŋax)six
356ӈамк (ŋamk)seven (variant 1 of 2)
357ӈамг (ŋamg)seven (variant 2 of 2)
358минр̌ (minr̥)eight
359ньыньбен (ńəńben)nine
360няндорӈ (ńandorŋ)nine (counting humans)
361няндор̌ (ńandor̥)nine (counting animals and objects)
362мӽоӈ (mχoŋ)ten (counting humans)
363мӽос (mχos)ten (counting animals)
364мӽоӄр̌ (mχoqr̥)ten (counting objects)
365мӽоу (mχou)ten (counting seines and fishing nets)
366ӈаӻмӽо (ŋaʁmχo)sixty (counting humans) (variant 1 of 2)
367мғонемӄаӈ (mɣonemqaŋ)ten thousand
368аг (ag)there
369ағр̌ (aɣr̥)when (variant 1 of 2)
370ығр̌ (əɣr̥)when (variant 2 of 2)
371наўх (nawx)today (variant 1 of 2)
372ных (nəx)today (variant 2 of 2)
373намр̌ (namr̥)yesterday (variant 1 of 2)
374нымр̌ (nəmr̥)yesterday (variant 2 of 2)
375пат (pat)tomorrow (variant 1 of 2)
376пыт (pət)tomorrow (variant 2 of 2)
377ныкы (nəkə)a little; nearby
378пʼова (pʰova)immediately; right away
379ырты-ырты (ərtə-ərtə)constantly; all the time
380ығрӿагин (əɣrhagin)always
381выри-выри (vəri-vəri)in single file; one after another
382р̌атӽӿагин (r̥atχhagin)nowhither; to nowhere
383ӿы (hə)uh-huh; mhm (agreement)
384ӿыи (həi)whoa!; oh! (surprise)
385ыныя (ənəja)yay!; hurray!
386ӿана (hana)come on; well (encouragement)
387ӿай (haj)(expressing fear or fright)
388хей хей (xej xej)(expressing regret, pity or disappointment)
389фай фай (faj faj)ew (disgust)
390ыпып (əpəp)brr (feeling cold)
391ӿу ӿу (hu hu)phew (weariness)
392ухта (uxta)(delight after catching a bear)
393пы пы (pə pə)hushaby (putting a baby to sleep)
394порр̌ (porr̥)stop; slow down (command to a dog team)
395тюй (čuj)left! (command to a dog team)
396низчу (nizču)one (counting nets)
397ниу (niu)one (counting holes/cells in a seine)
398ньвор (ńvor)one (counting seines)
399ньлай (ńlaj)one (counting strands of rope)
400ньфат (ńfat)one (counting seal and kaluga tackle)
401ньғуви (ńɣuvi)one (counting bunches of dog food)
402ньӈаӄ (ńŋaq)one (counting rods strung with smelt)
403няр (ńar)one (counting bunches of yukola, dried fish)
404няӄр (ńaqr)one (counting objects) (variant 2 of 2)
405мефат (mefat)two (counting seal and kaluga tackle)
406мӈаӄ (mŋaq)two (counting rods strung with smelt)
407ӈағмӽоӈ (ŋaɣmχoŋ)sixty (counting humans) (variant 2 of 2)