As nouns the difference between estuary and nivkh
is that estuary is coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge while nivkh is a member of an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the northern half of.
As a proper noun nivkh is
the language isolate spoken by the nivkh.
estuary
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)
Noun
(estuaries)
Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
Derived terms
* Estuary English
nivkh
Noun
A member of an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the northern half of .
Synonyms
* Gilyak
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
The language isolate spoken by the Nivkh.
Synonyms
* Gilyak