Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *oańčē. Cognates include Northern Sami oažži and Ter Sami vïennǯe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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вуэннч (vuennč)

  1. meat, flesh
  2. muscle

Further reading

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  • 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 62
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland