Protodyakonov
The earliest attempt at a written norm for the Nivkh language was a Nivkh-Nanai primer compiled by the missionary priest Prokopiy Protodyakonov.Protodyakonov, 1884. Protodyakonov’s primer saw very limited use in primary education between 1895 and 1905.Kolga et al, 1991/2001.
Script
Cyrillic
ISO 639-2
niv
Status
Unofficial
Debut
1884
Cutoff
1905
Literature
Kolga, M., Tõnurist, I., Vaba, L. & Viikberg, J. (2001). The Nivkhs. In The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire. (Original work published 1991). Retrieved 20 September 2026 from arhiiv.eki.ee
Protodyakonov, P. (1884). Гольдскую азбуку для обучения гольдских и гилякских детей [The Goldi alphabet for teaching Goldi and Gilyak children]. Orthodox Missionary Society. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from vivaldi.nlr.ru
Subfamily
Language
Orthography
Subfamily
Language
Orthography
Language
Orthography
Нʼала нючи
Джука дидя