касьт

Kildin Sami

Etymology

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Cognate with Skolt Sami koʹst and Inari Sami kost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasʲtʲ/

Adverb

касьт (kas’t)

1. where

   Касьт то̄нн я̄лак? ― Kas’t tōnn jealak? ― Where do you live?

Derived terms

• касьт-ля̄ннч (kas’t-leannč)
• касьт-не (kas’t-nje)
• никасьт (nikas’t)

Conjunction

касьт (kas’t)

1. where

   Мунн эмм тӣдҍ, касьт то̄нн я̄лак.

   Munn emm tīd’, kas’t tōnn jealak.

   I don't know where you live.

See also

• ко̄з (kōz)

Further reading

• 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
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kaśt”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 158
• Michael Rießler (2009) “74261616962782818”, in Kildin Saami vocabulary, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology