гуэйкэ

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• вуайкэ (vuajke) — Ār’sjōgk
• вуэйкэ (vuejke) — dialectal

Etymology

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Cognate with Ter Sami гыэйка (gïejkâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu̯ɛjkɛ/

Postposition

гуэйкэ (guejke)

1. for

   Мэ̄нн гуэйкэ со̄нн тэнна лыгкэ?

   Mēnn guejke sōnn tenna lygke?

   What did he do it for?

2. because of, due to

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 76
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “guojk”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 35