йиӈӈк

Akkala Sami

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Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)eaŋkë, from Proto-Finnic *henki.

Related to Finnish henki, compare Skolt Sami jiõgˈg, Kildin Sami ӣӈӈк (jiŋŋk) and Northern Sami heagga.

Pronunciation

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Noun

йиӈӈк (jiŋŋk)

soul

Inflection

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Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “jiñk”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
P. M. Zajkov (1987) G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 76