Kildin Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *čeappē, compare Northern Sami čeahpẹs.

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

че̄песь (čiep’es’)

  1. skillful, adept

Further reading edit

  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 389