Southern Yukaghir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Yukaghir *iɣə- (to catch). Cognate with Northern Yukaghir игиийэ (igiije).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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игэйэ (igeje)

  1. rope
  2. stripe

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Derived terms

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References

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  • I. A. Nikolaeva, V. G. Shalugin (2002) Словарь Юкагирско-русский и русско-юкагирский (Верхнеколымский диалект) [Yukaghir-Russian and Russian-Yukaghir dictionary (Upper Kolyma dialect)], Saint Petersburg: Дрофа, →ISBN, page 19
  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 545