The first inklings of a Nivkh literary revival are the dictionaries of 1965 and 1970: Russian–Nivkh first,Savelyeva & Mikhailovich, 1965. followed by the Nivkh–Russian version.Savelyeva & Mikhailovich, 1970. They were written by Valentina Nikolaevna Savelyeva, author of the 1952 Cyrillic Nivkh primer,Savelyeva, 1952. and Taksami Čhuner Mikhailovich, a Nivkh native ethnographer and linguist.
Mikhailovich was the subject of a 2019 exhibition at the National Library of Republic Sakha, showcasing his comprehensive ethnographic and linguistic collections documenting Nivkh culture and language.Ivanov & Valentina, 2019.
Ivanov, A. & Valentina, N. (2019). The World of the Nivkhi [Material from the collection of Taksami Čhuner Mikhailovich]. National Library of Republic Sakha. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from old.nlrs.ru
Savelyeva, V. N. (1952). Букварь: Для подготовит. кл [ABC book: For preparatory classes]. Uꞓpedgiz. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from rusneb.ru
Savelyeva, V. N. & Mikhailovich, T. Č. (1965). Russkij–nivxsko Slovar' [Russian–Nivkh dictionary]. Sovyetskaya Èntsiklopedia.
Savelyeva, V. N. & Mikhailovich, T. Č. (1970). Nivxsko-russkij Slovar' [Nivkh–Russian dictionary]. Sovyetskaya Èntsiklopedia.