idja

Lule Sami

Noun

idja

1. night

Northern Sami

Cognate with Finnish yö (“night”), Moksha ве (ve, “night”), Udmurt уй (uy, “night”) and Hungarian éj (“night”). The expected Northern Sami form would be *adja according to the regular correspondence Finnic y versus Northern Sami a.

Etymology

Noun

idja

1. night

References

• Álgu: idja
• Álgu: уй
• Álgu: ве
• Álgu: éj
• Häkkinen, Jaakko: Kantauralin murteutuminen vokaalivastaavuuksien valossa, Pro gradu -tutkielma, Helsingin yliopisto,