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nanai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

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noun

name

The language of these people.

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).

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nanai terms

Wiktionary’s coverage of Nanai terms

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What does nanai mean?: A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East
Where does nanai come from?: 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).

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