Nanai
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
- 1 The language of these people.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian нанайский (nanajskij) or нанаец (nanajec), probably from Nanai нани (nani), which is an endonym used by both Nanai and Ulch people. Alternatively, from Nanai най (naj).