Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *tëvē, from Proto-Uralic *tiwä. Related to Finnish syvä. Compare Northern Sami davvi.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

таввь (tavv’)

  1. (obsolete) north
    Synonym: таввял (tavv’al)

Inflection edit

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Coordinate terms edit

(compass points)

вуэрьял-таввял (vuer’jal-tavv’al)
вуэррьель (vuerr’jel’)
таввял (tavv’al)
таввь (tavv’)
нуҏҏьт-таввял (nur̥r̥’t-tavv’al)
вуэррьял (vuerr’jal)   нуҏҏьт (nur̥r̥’t)
вуэрьял-соа̄ййв (vuer’jal-sååjjv) соа̄ййв (sååjjv)
соа̄ввьй (sååvv’j)
нуҏҏьт-соа̄ййв (nur̥r̥’t-sååjjv)


Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

таввь (tavv’)

  1. northern

Further reading edit

  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “таввь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway